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Martha Maria Pacold
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Martha Maria Pacold serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Jul 31, 2019 by a 87–3 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Jul 31, 2019
- Senate vote
- 87–3
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1979
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisDonald J. Trump · Jul 31, 2019
Education
- Indiana UniversityB.A., 1999
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 2002
Career
Law clerk, Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2002-2003; Law clerk, Hon. Jay S. Bybee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2003-2004; Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2004-2005; Counsel to the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2005-2006; Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 2006-2007; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2007-2017; U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2017-2019; executive secretary, 2017; deputy general counsel, 2017-2019
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