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'''Georgia N. Alexakis''' is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]].
'''Georgia Nick Alexakis''' (born 1978)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/alexakis_sjq.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref> is an American lawyer who is the designate to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]].


== Education ==
== Education ==


Alexakis earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]], ''[[Latin_honors#magna cum laude|magna cum laude]]'', from [[Harvard University]] in 2000 and a [[Juris Doctor]], ''magna cum laude'', from the [[Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law]] in 2006.<ref name="WHBio">{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney |date=February 21, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/02/21/president-biden-names-forty-sixth-round-of-judicial-nominees-and-announces-two-new-nominees-to-serve-as-u-s-attorney/ |access-date=February 21, 2024}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
Alexakis earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]], ''[[Latin honors#magna cum laude|magna cum laude]]'', from [[Harvard University]] in 2000 and a [[Juris Doctor]], ''magna cum laude'', from the [[Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law]] in 2006.<ref name="WHBio">{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney |date=February 21, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/02/21/president-biden-names-forty-sixth-round-of-judicial-nominees-and-announces-two-new-nominees-to-serve-as-u-s-attorney/ |access-date=February 21, 2024}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==


Between college and law school, from 2000 to 2003, Alexakis worked as an associate and then as a consultant at the [[Boston Consulting Group]] in [[Chicago]]. She served as a law clerk for Judges [[Marsha Berzon]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] and [[Milton Shadur]] of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2006 to 2008. From 2008 to 2012, she was an associate and then a partner at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, also in Chicago. From 2021 to 2022, Alexakis worked as a partner at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP in Chicago. She previously served as an [[assistant United States attorney]] in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois from 2013 to 2021. Since 2022, she has resumed serving as an assistant United States attorney in the criminal division of that office.<ref name="WHBio" />
Between college and law school, from 2000 to 2003, Alexakis worked as an associate and then as a consultant at the [[Boston Consulting Group]] in [[Chicago]]. From 2006 to 2007, she was a [[law clerk]] for [[Marsha Berzon]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] and from 2007 to 2008, she clerked for Judge [[Milton Shadur]] of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. From 2008 to 2012, she was an associate and then a partner at [[Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott]] LLP, also in Chicago. From 2021 to 2022, Alexakis worked as a partner at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP in Chicago, where she focused on government enforcement, investigations, and white collar criminal defense. She previously served as an [[assistant United States attorney]] in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois from 2013 to 2021. Since 2022, she has resumed serving as an assistant United States attorney in the [[criminal law|criminal division]] of that office.<ref name="WHBio" />


=== Nomination to district court ===
=== Nomination to district court ===


On February 21, 2024, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Alexakis to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]].<ref name="WHBio" /> Her nomination received the support of Senators [[Dick Durbin]] and [[Tammy Duckworth]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Durbin, Duckworth Applaud Nominations Of Judge Nancy Maldonado To The Seventh Circuit, Georgia Alexakis To Serve As United States District Court Judge |url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/durbin-duckworth-applaud-nominations-of-judge-nancy-maldonado-to-the-seventh-circuit-georgia-alexakis-to-serve-as-united-states-district-court-judge-71155.cfm |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=RiverBender.com}}</ref> <!--On February XX, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Alexakis to the seat vacated by Judge [[Richard Clifton]], who took [[senior status]] on December 31, 2016.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Three Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=February XX, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/three-nominations-sent-senate-9/}}</ref> Her nomination is pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].-->
On February 21, 2024, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Alexakis to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]].<ref name="WHBio" /> Her nomination received the support of Senators [[Dick Durbin]] and [[Tammy Duckworth]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Durbin, Duckworth Applaud Nominations Of Judge Nancy Maldonado To The Seventh Circuit, Georgia Alexakis To Serve As United States District Court Judge |url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/durbin-duckworth-applaud-nominations-of-judge-nancy-maldonado-to-the-seventh-circuit-georgia-alexakis-to-serve-as-united-states-district-court-judge-71155.cfm |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=RiverBender.com}}</ref> On February 27, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Alexakis to the seat being vacated by Judge [[Rebecca R. Pallmeyer]], who will assume [[senior status]] on August 1, 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=February 27, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/02/27/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-138/}}</ref> On March 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=March 19, 2024|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/03/20/2024/nominations}}</ref> On April 18, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2024-04-18_-_ebm_-_results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 18, 2024|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=April 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominations to the Full Senate |date=April 18, 2024 |publisher=United States Senate Judiciary Committee |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-ten-nominations-to-the-full-senate |access-date=April 18, 2024}}</ref> On April 30, 2024, the Senate invoked [[cloture]] on her nomination by a 53–42 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00155.htm|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Georgia N. Alexakis to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)|website=United States Senate|date=April 30, 2024|access-date=April 30, 2024}}</ref> On May 1, 2024, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 54–44 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00156.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Georgia N. Alexakis, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)|website=United States Senate|date=May 1, 2024|access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref> She is awaiting her judicial commission.


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Georgia N. Alexakis
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingRebecca R. Pallmeyer
Personal details
Born
Georgia Nick Alexakis

1978 (age 45–46)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (AB)
Northwestern University JD)

Georgia Nick Alexakis (born 1978)[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.

Education

Alexakis earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 2000 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 2006.[2]

Career

Between college and law school, from 2000 to 2003, Alexakis worked as an associate and then as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago. From 2006 to 2007, she was a law clerk for Marsha Berzon of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and from 2007 to 2008, she clerked for Judge Milton Shadur of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. From 2008 to 2012, she was an associate and then a partner at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, also in Chicago. From 2021 to 2022, Alexakis worked as a partner at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP in Chicago, where she focused on government enforcement, investigations, and white collar criminal defense. She previously served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois from 2013 to 2021. Since 2022, she has resumed serving as an assistant United States attorney in the criminal division of that office.[2]

Nomination to district court

On February 21, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Alexakis to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[2] Her nomination received the support of Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.[3] On February 27, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Alexakis to the seat being vacated by Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, who will assume senior status on August 1, 2024.[4] On March 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On April 18, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.[6][7] On April 30, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 53–42 vote.[8] On May 1, 2024, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 54–44 vote.[9] She is awaiting her judicial commission.

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Durbin, Duckworth Applaud Nominations Of Judge Nancy Maldonado To The Seventh Circuit, Georgia Alexakis To Serve As United States District Court Judge". RiverBender.com. February 21, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. March 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominations to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Georgia N. Alexakis to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)". United States Senate. April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Georgia N. Alexakis, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)". United States Senate. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Taking office 2024 		Designate
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_N._Alexakis&diff=1223928795&oldid=1209611130

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