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Cummings, Jeffrey Irvine
Born 1962 in Fort Wayne, IN
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 31, 2023, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. Confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 2023, and received commission on October 10, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2019-2023
Education:
Michigan State University, B.A., 1984
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 1987
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 31, 2023, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. Confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 2023, and received commission on October 10, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2019-2023
Education:
Michigan State University, B.A., 1984
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 1987
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Ann C. Williams, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1987-1989
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1989-2019
Administrative hearing officer, City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations, 1995-2019
Hearing officer, Chicago Police Board, 2016-2019