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Jeffrey Irvine Cummings

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1962.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 31, 2023
Senate vote
50 to 45
Confirmed
Sep 12, 2023
Commissioned
Oct 10, 2023

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2019-2023

Education

  • B.A., Michigan State University, 1984
  • J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), 1987

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Ann C. Williams, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1987-1989
  • Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1989-2019
  • Administrative hearing officer, City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations, 1995-2019
  • Hearing officer, Chicago Police Board, 2016-2019

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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