Steven C. Seeger
Seeger in 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Assumed office
September 13, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJames Zagel
Personal details
Born
Steven Charles Seeger

(1971-03-18) March 18, 1971 (age 52)
Normal, Illinois, U.S.
SpouseKristen Seeger
EducationWheaton College (BA)
University of Michigan Law (JD)

Steven Charles Seeger (born March 18, 1971) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education

Seeger earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Wheaton College and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as both an associate and articles editor of the University of Michigan Law Review.[1]

Legal career

After graduation from law school he served as a law clerk to Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. After his clerkship, Seeger practiced for twelve years in the Chicago, Illinois, office of Kirkland & Ellis, where he spent his last seven years as a partner. From 2010 to 2019, Seeger served as Senior Trial Counsel in the Chicago Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, where he litigated cases to enforce federal securities laws on behalf of the public.[1]

Federal judicial service

On June 7, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Seeger to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On June 18, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Seeger to the seat vacated by Judge James Zagel, who assumed senior status on October 21, 2016.[2] On August 22, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3] On October 11, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[4]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5] On April 8, 2019, President Trump announced the renomination of Seeger to the district court.[6] On May 21, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[7] On June 20, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 19–3 vote.[8] On July 30, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by an 87–1 vote.[9] On September 11, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 90–1 vote.[10] He received his judicial commission on September 13, 2019.[11] He was sworn in on September 16, 2019.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Fourteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Ninth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, June 7, 2018 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Seventeen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today", White House, June 18, 2018
  3. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for August 22, 2018
  4. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 11, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. ^ Gregory, Patrick (January 23, 2019). "Trump Drops Obama Picks, N.Y., Calif. Names From Judges List". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominations", White House, April 8, 2019
  7. ^ "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 21, 2019
  8. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 20, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. ^ On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Steven C. Seeger to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois), United States Senate, July 30, 2019
  10. ^ On the Nomination (Confirmation: Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois), United States Senate, September 11, 2019
  11. ^ Steven C. Seeger at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  12. ^ "Judge Steven C. Seeger Sworn-in as District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois" (PDF). ilnd.uscourts.gov (Press release). September 17, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

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Legal offices Preceded byJames Zagel Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 2019–present Incumbent
Active district judges of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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