April Perry
April Perry is Senior Counsel of Global Investigations and Fraud and Abuse Prevention at GE HealthCare.[1]
On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate April Perry to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[1] As of April 24, 2024, Perry was awaiting an official nomination from the president and a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here for more information on Perry's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Perry to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: April Perry |
| Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Progress |
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Nomination
On April 24, 2024 President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate April Perry to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. As of April 24, 2024, Perry was awaiting an official nomination from the president and a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Joe Biden.
About the court
| Northern District of Illinois |
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| Seventh Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 23 |
| Judges: 23 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Rebecca Pallmeyer |
| Active judges: Jorge L. Alonso, John Robert Blakey, Edmond E. Chang, Sharon Coleman, Jeffrey Cummings, Jeremy Daniel, Robert Dow, Sara Lee Ellis, Sunil Harjani, LaShonda A. Hunt, Lindsay Jenkins, Iain David Johnston, Virginia Kendall, John Kness, Nancy Maldonado, Martha Pacold, Rebecca Pallmeyer, Mary Rowland, Steven Seeger, Manish Shah, John Tharp Jr., Franklin Ulyses Valderrama, Andrea R. Wood Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates out of Chicago and Rockford, Illinois. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit located in the same courthouse as the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. The Northern District of Illinois has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
There are two court divisions, each covering the following counties:
The Eastern Division, covering Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake County, LaSalle, and Will counties
The Western Division, covering Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
External links
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- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois