April Perry
April Perry | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | John R. Lausch Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Northwestern University (BS, JD) |
April M. Perry is an American lawyer who is the nominee to serve as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
Education[edit]
Perry received a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in 2000 from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 2003 from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.[1]
Career[edit]
From 2003 to 2004, Perry served as a law clerk for Judge Joel Flaum of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. From 2004 to 2016, she served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois. While an AUSA, from 2010 to 2011, she was the deputy chief in Narcotics and Gangs. From 2011 to 2016, she served as supervisory litigation counsel. From 2010 to 2016 she was the Project Safe Childhood coordinator and from 2014 to 2016 she was the Civil Rights and Hate Crimes coordinator. From 2017 to 2019, Perry served as the Chief Deputy State's Attorney and chief ethics officer for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. From 2019 to 2022, she was general counsel for Ubiety Technologies. Since 2022, she has been senior counsel of global investigations and fraud and abuse prevention at GE HealthCare.[1]
Nomination as U.S. attorney[edit]
Perry was one of two candidates submitted to the White House by Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.[2] On June 28, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Perry to be the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.[1] On July 11, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[3] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] If confirmed, she will be the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "President Biden Names Thirty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Feurer, Todd (June 28, 2023). "April Perry nominated to be first woman as U.S. Attorney in Chicago - CBS Chicago". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 11, 2023.
- ↑ "PN815 — April M. Perry — Department of Justice". congress.gov. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ↑ "President Biden nominates April Perry as US Attorney in Chicago, first woman nominee in decades". ABC7 Chicago. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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