Virginia Kendall
| Virginia Kendall | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #7 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 1/3/2006 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Suzanne Conlon |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1962 |
| Home State: | Evanston, IL |
| Undergraduate: | Northwestern U., B.A., 1984 |
| Law School: | Loyola U. of Chicago, J.D., 1992 |
| Grad. School: | Northwestern U., M.A., 1987 |
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Virginia Mary Kendall is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, one of the busiest federal courts in the nation. She joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
A Chicago native, Kendall graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL with her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in 1984 and 1987. She earned her J.D. from Chicago-Loyola Law School in 1992. [1]
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. George Marovich, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1992-1995
- Adjunct professor, Loyola University School of Law, 1995-present
- Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, 1995-2005 [1]
Pathways to the bench
Judge Kendall was featured in the U.S. Courts "Pathways to the Bench" education program.
Judicial career
Northern District of Illinois
Kendall was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by George W. Bush on September 28, 2005, to a seat vacated by Suzanne Conlon. Kendall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 21, 2005 on a senate vote and received commission on January 3, 2006. [1]
See also
External links
- Public Citizen "Houlihan Smith’s Phony Invocation of Trademark Law Fails to Keep Criticism off the Web", May 10, 2010
- Judge Kendall Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Kendall Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Suzanne Conlon |
Northern District of Illinois 2006–Current Seat #7 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2001 |
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| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Ludlum • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
