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John Fitzgerald Kness
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 2020
John Fitzgerald Kness, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Senate voted 81–12 on the nomination on Feb 12, 2020 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
116th Congress · Nomination Confirmed81–12 · Feb 12, 2020
Education
- Northwestern UniversityB.A., 1991
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 2003
Career
Patrol officer, Oak Park, Illinois, 1998-2000; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2004, 2005-2009; Law clerk, Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2004-2005; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2009-2016; General counsel, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois,2016-2020
Biography
John Fitzgerald Kness (born 1969) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to becoming a judge, Kness served as General Counsel of the College of DuPage.
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