Georgia Alexakis
Georgia Alexakis is a confirmed nominee to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on February 27, 2024, and confirmed by the United States Senate on May 1, 2024, by a vote of 54-44. Alexakis will join the court upon receiving her judicial commission and taking her judicial oath.[1][2] Click here for more information on Alexakis' 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.
Prior to joining the court, Alexakis was Assistant United States Attorney and the Chief of Appeals for the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office.[3]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
On February 27, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Alexakis 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: Georgia Alexakis |
| Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 64 days after nomination. |
| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Alexakis by a vote of 54-44 on May 1, 2024.[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Alexakis confirmation vote (May 1, 2024) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
| 47 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | 44 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 54[4] | 44 | 2 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Alexakis' nomination on March 20, 2024. The committee voted to advance Alexakis' nomination to the full Senate on April 18, 2024.[1] Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.
Nomination
On February 27, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Georgia Alexakis to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[1]
The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Alexakis Well Qualified.[5] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Biography
Education
Alexakis earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 2000 and a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 2006.
Professional career
- 2013-2021, 2022-2024: Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois
- 2022-2024: Chief of appeals, Criminal Division
- 2019-2021: Deputy chief of appeals, Criminal Division
- 2019-2021: Civil rights and hate crimes program coordinator
- 2008-2012, 2021-2022: Private practice
- 2007-2008:Law clerk, Milton Shadur
- 2006-2007: Law clerk, Marsha Berzon[2]
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
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Congress.gov, "PN1458 — Georgia N. Alexakis — The Judiciary," accessed February 28, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [URL The Federal Judicial Center, "Alexakis, Georgia Nick," accessed May 1, 2024]
- ↑ The White House, "President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney," February 21, 2024
- ↑ Note: The bolded number reflects the largest number.
- ↑ American Bar Association, "STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY," accessed March 20, 2024
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