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Matthew F. Kennelly
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Senior status since October 7, 2021.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- January 26, 1999
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 25, 1999
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), March 25, 1999
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- April 15, 1999
- Commissioned
- April 22, 1999
- Senior status
- Since October 7, 2021
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1956, 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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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1981-1982, 1984-1999
- Law clerk, Hon. Prentice Marshall, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1982-1984
- Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2019-present
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