Judge Amy St. Eve is President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from Illinois.
Age: 53 (approximate)
Current Position: U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago, IL)
Education:
- B.A., Cornell University (1987), with honors
- J.D., Cornell University School of Law (1990), magna cum laude (first in graduating class); Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, Cornell University Law Review
Experience:
- 1990-1994: Associate, Davis Polk & Wardell LLP (New York, NY)
- 1994-1996: Associate Independent Counsel, Office of the Independent Counsel (Little Rock, AR)
- 1996-2001: Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago, IL)
- 2001-2002, Senior Counsel, Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, IL)
- 2002-Present: U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago, IL)
Notable Matters:
- In 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Judge St. Eve to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She was confirmed on August 1, 2002 by a voice vote.
- During her tenure as a U.S. District Judge in Chicago, Judge St. Eve has presided over a number of high profile trials, including the fraud trials of media mogul Lord Conrad Black and Illinois fundraiser Tony Rezko.
- As an Associate Independent Counsel working on the Whitewater Investigation, Judge St. Eve prosecuted former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker and Jim and Susan McDougal, obtaining convictions in their fraud trials.
- Judge St. Eve is an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern Law School where she teaches trial advocacy.
Professional Affiliations: Judge St. Eve is a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago branch of the Federal Bar Association. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Women’s Bar Association in Chicago.
Biographical Notes: Judge St. Eve is originally from Belleville, Illinois. She is married and has three children.