United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States federal district court in Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the federal trial court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois. It is one of the busiest federal trial courts in the United States, with famous cases including those of Al Capone and the Chicago Eight.[1]
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
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Location | Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse (Chicago) |
Appeals to | Seventh Circuit |
Established | February 13, 1855 |
Judges | 23 |
Chief Judge | Rebecca R. Pallmeyer |
Officers of the court | |
U.S. Attorney | Morris Pasqual (acting) |
U.S. Marshal | LaDon A. Reynolds |
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Appeals from the Northern District of Illinois are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The acting United States attorney for the district, representing the United States in litigation in the court, is Morris Pasqual since March 12, 2023.[2]