April Michelle Perry (born 1979)[1] is an American lawyer who is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Perry was previously the nominee to serve as the United States attorney for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, but her nomination stalled and President Biden instead nominated her for a federal judgeship.
April Perry | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Nancy L. Maldonado |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April Michelle Perry 1979 (age 44–45) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Education | Northwestern University (BS, JD) |
Education
editPerry received a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in 2000 from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 2003 from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.[2]
Career
editFrom 2003 to 2004, Perry served as a law clerk for Judge Joel Flaum of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. From 2004 to 2016, she served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois. While an AUSA, from 2010 to 2011, she was the deputy chief in the Narcotics and Gangs Section. From 2011 to 2016, she served as supervisory litigation counsel. From 2010 to 2016 she was the Project Safe Childhood coordinator and from 2014 to 2016 she was the Civil Rights and Hate Crimes coordinator. From 2017 to 2019, Perry served as the Chief Deputy State's Attorney and chief ethics officer for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. From 2019 to 2022, she was general counsel for Ubiety Technologies, an artificial intelligence technology start up.[3] Since 2022, she has been senior counsel of global investigations and fraud and abuse prevention at GE HealthCare.[2]
Nomination as U.S. attorney
editPerry was one of two candidates submitted to the White House by Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.[4] On June 28, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Perry to be the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.[2] On July 11, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] On September 14, 2023, her nomination was reported out of the committee by a 12–9 vote.[6]
On January 3, 2024, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[7] She was renominated on January 11, 2024.[8] If Perry had been confirmed, she would have become the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.[9][10] Perry's nomination was blocked by Senator J.D. Vance in protest of the indictments of former President Donald Trump.[11] Her nomination was withdrawn by the White House on July 11, 2024, when her nomination to the district court was sent to the Senate.[12]
Nomination to U.S. district court
editOn April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Perry to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[13] On July 11, 2024, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate. He nominated Perry to the seat being vacated by Judge Nancy L. Maldonado, who was subsequently confirmed to serve as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.[12] On July 31, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[14] On September 19, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.[15][16] On November 12, 2024, her nomination was confirmed by a 51–44 vote.[17] She is awaiting her judicial commission.
References
edit- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Thirty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ https://vettingroom.org/2024/05/09/april-perry/#comments
- ^ Feurer, Todd (June 28, 2023). "April Perry nominated to be first woman as U.S. Attorney in Chicago - CBS Chicago". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "PN815 — April M. Perry — Department of Justice". congress.gov. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). January 11, 2024.
- ^ "President Biden nominates April Perry as US Attorney in Chicago, first woman nominee in decades". ABC7 Chicago. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (April 24, 2024). "Biden nominates stalled Chicago prosecutor nominee to judgeship instead". Reuters. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Sweet, Lynn. "April Perry's bid to be city's first female top federal prosecutor to end, Biden will tap her to be federal judge". chicago.suntimea.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 11, 2024.
- ^ "President Biden Names Forty-Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Four Judicial Nominations, Two Marshal Nominations To Full Senate" (Press release). U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Headley, Tiana. "US Attorney Pick Stalled by Vance Advances as Judicial Nominee". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: April M. Perry, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)". United States Senate. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
External links
edit- April Perry at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.