Magistrate Judge Albert Berry III was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois in 2025, filling the vacancy created when Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole retired.
Before joining the bench, Judge Berry served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Violent Crimes Section in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to joining the USAO, he served as an Assistant Attorney General for the Illinois Attorney General's Office from 2014 to 2016.
Education
- Albany Law School, J.D., 2003
- South Carolina State University, undergraduate degree, 2000
Career
- Deputy Chief, Violent Crimes Section, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois
- Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Attorney General's Office (2014–2016)