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Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Jun 24, 2021 by a 53–40 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Jun 24, 2021
- Senate vote
- 53–40
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1979
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Jun 24, 2021
Education
- Princeton UniversityA.B., 2000
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 2005
Career
Law clerk, Hon. David H. Coar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2005-2006; Law clerk, Hon. Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2006-2007; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2007-2010; Staff attorney, Federal Public Defender Program for the Northern District of Illinois, 2010-2020; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2020-2021
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