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April Michelle Perry

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

April Michelle Perry serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Nov 12, 2024 by a 51–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
Nov 12, 2024
Senate vote
51–44
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1979

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisJoseph R. Biden · Nov 12, 2024

Education

  • Northwestern UniversityB.S., 2000
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 2003

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2003-2004; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2004; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2004-2016; deputy chief, Narcotics and Gangs, 2010-2011; Project Safe Childhood & Violence Against Women Act coordinator, 2010-2016; supervisory litigation counsel, 2011-2016; Civil Rights and Hate Crimes coordinator, 2014-2016; Adjunct professor, moot court, John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law), 2008, 2009, 2011; Chief deputy state's attorney and chief ethics officer, Cook County, Illinois, 2017-2019; Ubiety Technologies, Inc., Morton Grove, Illinois, 2019-2022; general counsel and corporate secretary, 2019-2022; outside general counsel, 2022; Hearing officer, Chicago Police Board, 2021-2024; Senior counsel, Global Investigations and Fraud and Abuse Prevention, GE HealthCare, Chicago, Illinois, 2022-2024

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