LaShonda Annette Hunt
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1970.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 31, 2023
- Senate vote
- 56 to 41
- Confirmed
- May 4, 2023
- Commissioned
- May 26, 2023
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Illinois, 2017-2023
Education
- B.S., University of Illinois, 1992
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1995
Career
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-1998
- Staff attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1998-2001
- Law clerk, Hon. William J. Hibbler, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2001-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2003-2005, 2010-2015
- Adjunct professor, appellate advocacy, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2005
- Schools project director, Just the Beginning Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, 2006-2007
- Assistant general counsel, Exelon Business Services Company, Chicago, Illinois, 2007-2009
- Regulatory outreach manager, Com Ed, Chicago, Illinois, 2009-2010
- Chief legal counsel, Illinois Department of Corrections, 2015-2016
- General counsel, Illinois Department of Central Management Services, 2016
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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