Sharon Johnson Coleman
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1960.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 24, 2010
- Senate vote
- 86 to 0
- Confirmed
- Jul 12, 2010
- Commissioned
- Jul 13, 2010
Education
- B.A., Northern Illinois University, 1981
- J.D., Washington University School of Law, 1984
Career
- Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1984-1989
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1989-1993
- Deputy state's attorney and chief of Public Interest Bureau, Cook County, Illinois, 1993-1996
- Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1996-2008
- Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 2008-2010
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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