Andrea Robin Wood
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and confirmed by voice vote, Andrea Robin Wood is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1998. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1973 · age 53
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2013
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Chicago 1995 · Yale Law School 1998
- Succeeded
- William J. Hibbler
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded William J. Hibbler | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Chicago | B.A. | 1995 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1998 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Wood was assigned 4,066 district-court cases (1997–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 214 days across 3,316 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 94 of Wood’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 79 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 2 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Andrea Robin Wood?
- President Barack Obama appointed Andrea Robin Wood to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2013.
- Was Andrea Robin Wood appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Andrea Robin Wood was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Andrea Robin Wood's confirmation vote?
- Andrea Robin Wood was confirmed by voice vote on October 14, 2013. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Andrea Robin Wood on?
- Andrea Robin Wood is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).