District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois by President Joseph R. Biden in 2023.
Judge Jenkins (born 1977) obtained her law degree summa cum laude from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. After clerking for Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 2002 to 2004, she was an associate at Jones Day from 2004 to 2006. She then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois from 2006 to 2021, rising to roles including Deputy Chief and Chief of the General Crimes section, and Chief of the Violent Crimes section. She was a partner at Cooley LLP in Chicago before her judicial appointment.
Education
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, J.D., summa cum laude, 2002
- Miami University of Ohio, B.S. in Business Administration, 1998
Career
- Partner, Cooley LLP, Chicago (2021–2023)
- Chief, Violent Crimes Section, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois (2006–2021)
- Associate, Jones Day (2004–2006)
- Law Clerk, Hon. Solomon Oliver Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (2002–2004)