Sara Darrow
Sara Lynn Darrow | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
| Assumed office March 12, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | James Shadid |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
| Assumed office August 3, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Joe Billy McDade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1970 Pontiac, Michigan |
| Education | Marquette University (B.A.) Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D.) |
Sara Lynn Darrow (born July 29, 1970) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. She was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, where she was chief of the violent crimes section.[1]
Early life and education
Darrow earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from Marquette University and her Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1997.[2]
Legal career
After graduating from law school, Darrow worked in the law offices of Clarence Darrow in Rock Island, Illinois.[3] Between 1999 and 2003, she worked in the Henry County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office in Cambridge, Illinois. In 2003 Darrow became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois where she prosecuted significant criminal cases involving firearms, drugs, gangs, fraud, money laundering, and corruption.[1][2]
Federal judicial service
On the recommendation of Senator Dick Durbin, Darrow was nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois by President Barack Obama on November 17, 2010 to fill a vacancy created by Judge Joe Billy McDade, who assumed senior status.[3] The United States Senate confirmed Darrow by unanimous consent on August 2, 2011,[4] and she received her commission the next day.[2] She started her term as Chief Judge on March 12, 2019.
References
- ^ a b "President Obama Nominates Six to the United States District Court, 11/17/10". Office of the Press Secretary. The White House. November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Darrow, Sara Lynn – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ a b "Durbin: White House Nominates Darrow to Fill Federal Judgeship in Central District". United States Senator Dick Durbin. November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm
External links
- Sara Darrow at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Sara Lynn Darrow at Ballotpedia
- 1970 births
- American prosecutors
- American women judges
- Illinois lawyers
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- Living people
- Marquette University alumni
- People from Henry County, Illinois
- People from Pontiac, Michigan
- Saint Louis University School of Law alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- 21st-century American judges
- Assistant United States Attorneys