Career
From 2000 to 2001,Harjani was an associate at Jenner &Block LLP in Chicago. From 2001 to 2002,he served as a law clerk for Judge Suzanne B. Conlon of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. From 2002 to 2004,he resumed his position at Jenner &Block. [3] From 2004 to 2008,he also practiced federal civil litigation as a senior counsel at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. From 2008 to 2019,Harjani was an assistant U.S. attorney,serving as the deputy chief of the securities and commodities fraud section. [4] From 2019 to 2024,he served as a United States magistrate judge of the Northern District of Illinois. [3]
Federal judicial service
On January 10,2024,President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Harjani to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. [3] On February 1,Biden nominated Harjani to a seat vacated by Judge Thomas M. Durkin,who assumed senior status on December 26,2023. [5] On February 8,2024,a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [6] On March 7,his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote. [7] [8] On March 12,the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 52–44 vote. [9] Later that day,his nomination was confirmed by a 53–46 vote. [10] Harjani received his judicial commission on March 20 [11] and was sworn in on April 2,2024. [12]
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