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Manish Suresh Shah
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Manish Suresh Shah serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Apr 30, 2014 by a 95–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Apr 30, 2014
- Senate vote
- 95–0
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1972
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisBarack Obama · Apr 30, 2014
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.A., 1994
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1998
Career
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1998-1999; Law clerk, Hon. James B. Zagel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1999-2001; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2001-2014; deputy chief, general crimes, 2007-2008; deputy chief, financial crimes & special prosecutions, 2008-2011; chief, criminal appeals, 2011-2012; chief, criminal division, 2012-2014
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