Gary Scott Feinerman at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. District Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Gary Scott Feinerman
U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · U.S. District Judge · Active · June 29, 2010–present · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Source authority
- CourtListener / Free Law Project
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Illinois, 2010-present
- Former United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, serving from June 29, 2010, until his resignation on December 31, 2022
- U.S. Department of Justice (1994–1996) as counsel to the Office of Policy Development, with a detail to the Office of the Counsel to the President (1995)
- Law clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994
- He clerked for Judge Joel Flaum on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1991–1992) and for Justice Anthony Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court (1993–1994)
- Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1991-1992
Education
- Stanford University — J.D. (1991)
- Stanford Law School in, finishing second in his class and serving on the Stanford Law Review and Order of the Coif — J.D. (1991)
- Yale University in — B.A. (1987)
- Yale College in — B.A. (1987)
Additional information
- President Barack Obama nominated Feinerman on February 24, 2010, to replace Judge Robert Gettleman, who had assumed senior status in 2009.
- Private practice, Chicago, IL, 2007-2010
- Solicitor general, State of Illinois, 2003-2007
- Private practice, Chicago, IL, 1996-2003
- Born February 19, 1965, in Skokie, Illinois.
- Date of birth: 1965-01-01
- City of Chicago) and media coverage about his handling of a mistrial.
- He returned to private practice, notably at Sidley Austin, where he had worked before his judicial appointment
- Received Best Brief Awards from the National Association of Attorneys General during his tenure as Illinois Solicitor General
- Birth place: Skokie, IL
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois current judicial profile
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