Thomas Durkin's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. District Court - Northern
Contact Information
Office
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street, Courtroom 1441, Chambers 1446
Chicago, IL 60604
Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse
327 South Church Street
Rockford, IL 61101
Full Name:
Thomas Michael Durkin
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1953
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
JD, College of Law, DePaul University, 1978
BS, University of Illinois, 1975
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Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2012-present
Attorney, Private Practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1993-2012
Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, December 17, 2012
Nominated by President Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, May 21, 2012
Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1980-1993
First Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1991-1993
Chief, Special Prosecutions Division, Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1990
Chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division, Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1989
Deputy Chief, Special Prosecutions Division, Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1988
Law Clerk, Honorable Stanley J. Roszkowski, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1978-1980
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