Georgia N. Alexakis | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
Assumed office August 2, 2024 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Rebecca R. Pallmeyer |
Personal details | |
Born | Georgia Nick Alexakis 1978 (age 45–46) Chicago,Illinois,U.S. |
Education | Harvard University (AB) Northwestern University (JD) |
Georgia Nick Alexakis (born 1978) [1] is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Alexakis earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude ,from Harvard University in 2000 and a Juris Doctor,magna cum laude,from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 2006. [2]
Between college and law school,from 2000 to 2003,Alexakis worked as an associate and then as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago. From 2006 to 2007,she was a law clerk for Marsha Berzon of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and from 2007 to 2008,she clerked for Judge Milton Shadur of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. From 2008 to 2012,she was an associate and then a partner at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar &Scott LLP,also in Chicago. From 2021 to 2022,Alexakis worked as a partner at Riley Safer Holmes &Cancila LLP in Chicago,where she focused on government enforcement,investigations,and white collar criminal defense. She previously served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois from 2013 to 2021. From 2022 to 2024,she served as an assistant United States attorney in the criminal division of that office. [2]
On February 21,2024,President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Alexakis to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. [2] Her nomination received the support of Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. [3] On February 27,2024,her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Alexakis to the seat being vacated by Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer,who subsequently assumed senior status on August 1,2024. [4] On March 20,2024,a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [5] On April 18,2024,her nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote. [6] [7] On April 30,2024,the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 53–42 vote. [8] On May 1,2024,her nomination was confirmed by a 54–44 vote. [9] She received her judicial commission on August 2,2024. [10] She was sworn in on August 23,2024. [11]
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