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John Fitzgerald Kness
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
John Fitzgerald Kness serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Feb 12, 2020 by a 81–12 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Feb 12, 2020
- Senate vote
- 81–12
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1969
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisDonald J. Trump · 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
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