Northern District of Illinois / Appointed 2010 / Active

Edmond E-Min Chang

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by voice vote, Edmond E-Min Chang is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) in 1994. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 18, 2010

Appointed by
Barack Obama, 2010
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
University of Michigan 1991 · Northwestern Law (now Pritzker School of Law) 1994
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
2010Northern District of Illinois · succeeded Elaine E. BuckloObama (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

15 years on the Northern District of Illinois. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).