District Judge Manish S. Shah was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois by President Barack Obama in 2014.
Judge Shah was born on November 3, 1972, in New York City. After law school, he worked as an associate at Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe in San Francisco from 1998 to 1999, then clerked for Judge James Zagel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1999 to 2001. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois from 2001 to 2014, holding roles including Deputy Chief of General Crimes, Deputy Chief of Financial Crimes & Special Prosecutions, and Chief of Criminal Appeals and Chief of the Criminal Division.
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1998
- Stanford University, B.A., cum laude, 1994
Career
- Chief of Criminal Division/Chief of Criminal Appeals, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois (2011–2014)
- Deputy Chief, Financial Crimes & Special Prosecutions Section, U.S. Attorney's Office (2008–2011)
- Deputy Chief, General Crimes Section, U.S. Attorney's Office (2007–2008)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (2001–2014)
- Law Clerk, Hon. James Zagel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (1999–2001)
- Associate, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco (1998–1999)