Jorge Luis Alonso
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Jorge Luis Alonso is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1991. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1966 · age 60
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Miami 1988 · George Washington Law School 1991
- Succeeded
- Ronald A. Guzman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded Ronald A. Guzman | 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 Miami | B.A. | 1988 |
| George Washington University Law School | J.D. | 1991 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Alonso was assigned 3,850 district-court cases (1988–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 159 days across 3,309 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 122 of Alonso’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 94 were affirmed, 19 reversed or vacated, and 9 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 Jorge Luis Alonso?
- President Barack Obama appointed Jorge Luis Alonso to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2014.
- Was Jorge Luis Alonso appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jorge Luis Alonso was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jorge Luis Alonso's confirmation vote?
- Jorge Luis Alonso was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Jorge Luis Alonso on?
- Jorge Luis Alonso 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: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 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).