Northern District of Illinois / Appointed 2024 / Active
Sunil Ramesh Harjani
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2024 and confirmed by the Senate 53–46, Sunil Ramesh Harjani 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 2000. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1974 · age 52
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2024
- Confirmed
- 53–46
- Education
- Northwestern 1997 · Northwestern Law (now Pritzker School of Law) 2000
- Succeeded
- Thomas Michael Durkin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded Thomas Michael Durkin | Biden (D) | 53–46 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 53–46 on March 12, 2024 · 118th Congress, Roll Call 88. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 53
47 D, 3 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)
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- 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(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- 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)
- Kyrsten Sinema(I-AZ)
- 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 · 46
46 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)
- 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)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- 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)
- J. Vance(R-OH)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 1
1 D
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
Education
| Northwestern University | B.A. | 1997 |
| Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) | J.D. | 2000 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Private practice, Chicago, Illinois | 2000-2001, 2002-2004 |
| Law clerk, Hon. Suzanne B. Conlon, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 2001-2002 |
| Enforcement Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chicago, Illinois, 2004-2008; staff attorney, 2004-2005; senior counsel | 2005-2008 |
| Adjunct professor, University of Illinois Chicago Law School | 2007 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2008-2019; General Crimes Section, 2008-2009; Financial Fraud Section, 2009-2014; Securities and Commodities Fraud Section, 2014-2019; deputy chief, Securities and Commodities Fraud Section | 2018-2019 |
| Adjunct professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law | 2008- |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Sunil Ramesh Harjani?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Sunil Ramesh Harjani to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2024.
- Was Sunil Ramesh Harjani appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sunil Ramesh Harjani was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sunil Ramesh Harjani's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Sunil Ramesh Harjani 53–46 on March 12, 2024.
- Which court is Sunil Ramesh Harjani on?
- Sunil Ramesh Harjani 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: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2024)
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2 years 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).