Northern District of Illinois / Appointed 2024 / Active
April Michelle Perry
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2024 and confirmed by the Senate 51–44, April Michelle Perry is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She earned a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) in 2003. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1979 · age 47
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2024
- Confirmed
- 51–44
- Education
- Northwestern 2000 · Northwestern Law (now Pritzker School of Law) 2003
- Succeeded
- Nancy Lee Maldonado
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded Nancy Lee Maldonado | Biden (D) | 51–44 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 51–44 on November 12, 2024 · 118th Congress, Roll Call 256. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 51
46 D, 2 R, 3 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Laphonza Butler(D-CA)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- George Helmy(D-NJ)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Joseph Manchin(I-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Peter Welch(D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 44
44 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Katie Britt(R-AL)
- Ted Budd(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 5
1 D, 3 R, 1 I
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Kyrsten Sinema(I-AZ)
- J. Vance(R-OH)
Education
| Northwestern University | B.S. | 2000 |
| Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) | J.D. | 2003 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 2003-2004 |
| Private practice, Chicago, Illinois | 2004 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2004-2016; deputy chief, Narcotics and Gangs, 2010-2011; Project Safe Childhood & Violence Against Women Act coordinator, 2010-2016; supervisory litigation counsel, 2011-2016; Civil Rights and Hate Crimes coordinator | 2014-2016 |
| Adjunct professor, moot court, John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) | 2008, 2009, 2011 |
| Chief deputy state's attorney and chief ethics officer, Cook County, Illinois | 2017-2019 |
| Ubiety Technologies, Inc., Morton Grove, Illinois, 2019-2022; general counsel and corporate secretary, 2019-2022; outside general counsel | 2022 |
| Hearing officer, Chicago Police Board | 2021-2024 |
| Senior counsel, Global Investigations and Fraud and Abuse Prevention, GE HealthCare, Chicago, Illinois | 2022-2024 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed April Michelle Perry?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed April Michelle Perry to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2024.
- Was April Michelle Perry appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- April Michelle Perry was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was April Michelle Perry's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed April Michelle Perry 51–44 on November 12, 2024.
- Which court is April Michelle Perry on?
- April Michelle Perry is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2024)
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1 year on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).