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{{Short description|American federal judge (born 1965)}} |
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'''Amy Joan St. Eve''' (born November 20, 1965) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2018 as a ] of the ]. She previously served as a U.S. district judge of the ] from 2002 to 2018. |
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== Early life and education == |
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'''Amy J. St. Eve''' (born November 20, 1965, ]) is a District Judge for the ]. She joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President ]. |
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Raised in ],<ref name=Ylisela>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Ylisela |title=Law in the fast lane; A federal judge at 36, she keeps her courtroom—and family life—on schedule |work=] |page=20 |date=July 20, 2003 }}</ref> St. Eve received her ] degree from ] in 1987.<ref name="FJC">{{FJC Bio|nid=1391621|inline=yes}}</ref> She then attended ], where she was an editor of the '']''. She graduated in 1990 ranked first in her class with a ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Linda Brandt |title=Hon. Amy J. St. Eve '90 |url=https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/news/hon-amy-j-st-eve-90/ |website=Cornell Law School |date=1 January 2017}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
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Raised in Belleville, Illinois,<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Ylisela |coauthors= |title=Law in the fast lane ; A federal judge at 36, she keeps her courtroom--and family life--on schedule |work=] |page=20 |date=July 20, 2003 |accessdate=14 May 2012|quote= |url= }}</ref> St. Eve received her ] from ] in 1987.<ref>http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2957&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na</ref> Three years later, in 1990, she earned her ] degree from ]. During her time at Cornell, she interned for a summer in the office of Sen. ], who was from her native Belleville.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Ylisela |coauthors= |title=Law in the fast lane ; A federal judge at 36, she keeps her courtroom--and family life--on schedule |work=] |page=20 |date=July 20, 2003 |accessdate=14 May 2012|quote= |url= }}</ref> |
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==Legal career== |
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Following law school graduation, St. Eve was in private practice at ] in ] from 1990 to 1994. She was an Associate independent counsel, ] Independent Counsel's Office, Little Rock, Arkansas from 1994 to 1996, where she successfully prosecuted former Arkansas Gov. ] and Whitewater partners ] and ] for fraud.<ref>{{cite news |first=Janan |last=Hanna |coauthors= |title=Fitzgerald makes pick for U.S. judge; Corporate lawyer was prosecutor |work=] |page=1 |date=January 21, 2002 |accessdate=14 May 2012|quote= |url= }}</ref> |
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Following law school graduation, St. Eve was in private practice at ] in ] from 1990 to 1994. She was an associate independent counsel at the ] ]'s Office in ] from 1994 to 1996, where she successfully prosecuted former ] ] and Whitewater partners ] and ] for fraud.<ref name="Hanna">{{cite news |first=Janan |last=Hanna |title=Fitzgerald makes pick for U.S. judge; Corporate lawyer was prosecutor |work=] |page=1 |date=January 21, 2002 }}</ref> |
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From 1996 until 2001, St. Eve served as an assistant ] for the Northern District of Illinois. She was a Senior counsel for ], Abbott Park, Illinois from 2001 until 2002, when she became a federal judge. |
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From 1996 to 2001, St. Eve served as an ] for the ]. She was a Senior Counsel for ], Abbott Park, Illinois, from 2001 to 2002, when she became a federal judge. |
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==Federal judicial career== |
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On March 21, 2002, St. Eve was nominated by President ] to a seat on the ] vacated by ], who had taken ]. She was recommended for the post by U.S. Sen. ].<ref>{{cite news |first=Janan |last=Hanna |coauthors= |title=Fitzgerald makes pick for U.S. judge; Corporate lawyer was prosecutor |work=] |page=1 |date=January 21, 2002 |accessdate=14 May 2012|quote= |url= }}</ref> Fitzgerald told the Chicago Tribune in 2003 that before St. Eve applied for the judgeship, "I didn't know Amy or know anyone who knew Amy. I was looking for the best qualified person."<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Ylisela |coauthors= |title=Law in the fast lane ; A federal judge at 36, she keeps her courtroom--and family life--on schedule |work=] |page=20 |date=July 20, 2003 |accessdate=14 May 2012|quote= |url= }}</ref> |
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== Federal judicial career == |
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She was confirmed by the ] on August 1, 2002, and received her commission the following day. Judge St. Eve is the judge assigned to the ] case; she ordered his release in July 2010 pending a possible retrial. He was later resentenced, after his appeal, by Judge St. Eve to 13 months in prison- that is in addition to the time he has served thus far and that will complete his previously modified sentence, which had been reduced from 6 1/2 years to 42 months overall, according to June 2011 CNN and Associated Press reports related to his trial. |
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=== District court service === |
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On March 21, 2002, St. Eve was nominated by President ] to a seat on the ] vacated by Judge ], who assumed ]. She was recommended for the post by United States Senator ].<ref name="Hanna" /> Fitzgerald told the ''Chicago Tribune'' in 2003 that before St. Eve applied for the judgeship, "I didn't know Amy or know anyone who knew Amy. I was looking for the best qualified person."<ref name=Ylisela/> She was confirmed by the ] on August 1, 2002, and received her commission the following day. Her service on the district court terminated in 2018, when she was elevated to the court of appeals.<ref name="FJC"/> |
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Conrad Black referred obliquely to Judge St. Eve in an article written for the ''National Post'' as a "...half-demented, much-criticized Chicago judge..."<ref>{{cite web|title=Honours do not make a man, any more than the withdrawal of honours unmakes one|url=http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/02/03/conrad-black-honours-do-not-make-a-man-any-more-than-the-withdrawal-of-honours-unmakes-one/|author=Conrad Black|publisher=The National Post|date=February 3, 2013}}</ref> |
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St. Eve was reportedly considered by the Trump administration for the position of ] after the dismissal of ], but ultimately did not receive the job as it went to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tylerpaper.com/news/local/tyler-native-michael-luttig-reportedly-being-considered-to-lead-the/article_56d0eff0-f502-5ed6-988b-61e719eecda2.html|title=Tyler native Michael Luttig reportedly being considered to lead the FBI|first=Roy|last=Maynard|date=May 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-department-interviewing-candidates-for-comeys-interim-replacement/2017/05/10/179ccb5c-35a6-11e7-b4ee-434b6d506b37_story.html|title=Justice Department interviewing candidates for Comey's interim replacement|first=Matt|last=Zapotosky|date=May 10, 2017|newspaper=]}}</ref> |
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=== Court of appeals service === |
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{{FJC Bio|2957}} |
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On February 12, 2018, President ] announced his intent to nominate St. Eve to an undetermined seat on the ]. On February 15, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated St. Eve to the seat on the ] vacated by Judge ], who assumed ] on June 5, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1648|title=PN1648 – Nomination of Amy J. St. Eve for The Judiciary, 115th Congress (2017–2018)|date=March 21, 2018|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> On March 21, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/03/21/2018/nominations|title=Nominations – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|website=www.judiciary.senate.gov|date=21 March 2018 }}</ref> On April 19, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 21–0 vote.<ref></ref> On May 14, 2018, the ] confirmed her nomination by a 91–0 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00093|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Amy J. St. Eve, of Illinois, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit)|date=May 14, 2018|website=]|access-date=May 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on May 23, 2018.<ref name=FJC/> |
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* {{FJC Bio|nid=1391621}} |
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* {{Ballotpedia|Amy_St._Eve|Amy J. St. Eve}} |
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