District Judge Georgia N. Alexakis was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois by President Joseph R. Biden in 2024.
Judge Alexakis was born in Chicago, Illinois. Before joining the federal bench, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of Appeals for the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois from 2022 to 2024. Prior to that, she was a partner at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP in Chicago (2021–2022) and an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois from 2013 to 2021. Earlier in her career, she was an associate and partner at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP in Chicago (2008–2012), and clerked for Judge Marsha S. Berzon on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2006–2007) and Judge Milton I. Shadur on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2007–2008).
Education
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
- Harvard University, A.B., magna cum laude, 2000
Career
- Chief of Appeals, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois (2022–2024)
- Partner, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP (2021–2022)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (2013–2021)
- Partner, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP (2008–2012)
- Law Clerk, Hon. Milton I. Shadur, U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois (2007–2008)
- Law Clerk, Hon. Marsha S. Berzon, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2006–2007)
- Associate/Consultant, Boston Consulting Group, Chicago (2000–2003)