Margaret Schneider
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Margaret Schneider
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Tenure
2021 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
4
Elections and appointments
Margaret Schneider is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She was appointed to this position on September 9, 2020, and assumed office on February 11, 2021.[1][2]
Education
Schneider earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.[2]
Professional career
Following law school, Schneider worked as a law clerk for Judge Paul Niemeyer on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. In 2002, she joined the law firm of Mayer Brown in Chicago as a litigation associate. In 2006, Schneider became an assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where she worked in various roles until her appointment as a magistrate judge to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2021.[2]
Judicial career
Northern District of Illinois
Margaret Schneider joined the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois as a federal magistrate judge on February 11, 2021.[2]
See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ United States District Court Northern District of Illinois, "U.S. District Court selects Margaret J. Schneider to serve as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division, upon confirmation of Judge Johnston as District Judge," September 9, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 United States District Court Northern District of Illinois, "Margaret J. Schneider Sworn in as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division," February 11, 2021
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