Northern District of Illinois / Appointed 2023 / Active

Lindsay Clayton Jenkins

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

Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the Senate 5940, Lindsay Clayton Jenkins is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She earned a law degree from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2002. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 14, 2023

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden, 2023
Confirmed
59–40
Education
Miami, Ohio 1998 · Cleveland State, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 2002
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
2023Northern District of Illinois · succeeded John Zihun LeeBiden (D)59–40

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

3 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).