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Hunt, LaShonda Annette
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 31, 2023, to a seat vacated by Charles Ronald Norgle, Sr. Confirmed by the Senate on May 4, 2023, and received commission on May 26, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Illinois, 2017-2023
Education:
University of Illinois, B.S., 1992
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1995
Professional Career:
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-1998
Staff attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1998-2001
Law clerk, Hon. William J. Hibbler, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2001-2003
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2003-2005, 2010-2015
Adjunct professor, appellate advocacy, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2005
Schools project director, Just the Beginning Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, 2006-2007
Assistant general counsel, Exelon Business Services Company, Chicago, Illinois, 2007-2009
Regulatory outreach manager, Com Ed, Chicago, Illinois, 2009-2010
Chief legal counsel, Illinois Department of Corrections, 2015-2016
General counsel, Illinois Department of Central Management Services, 2016