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Nancy Lee Maldonado

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Active service.

Confirmed 47 to 43Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Nominated
February 27, 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
March 20, 2024
Committee action
Reported (favorably), April 18, 2024
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 47 to 43
Confirmed
July 8, 2024
Commissioned
July 11, 2024
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1975, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Earlier federal judicial service

  1. Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden; commissioned ; Senate vote 53 to 45. Service ended July 11, 2024: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.

Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Law clerk, Hon. Rubén Castillo, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2001-2003
  • Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2022

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