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28 de jun. de 2021 · NEWS: Candace Jackson-Akiwumi has been confirmed 53-40 to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, making her the first former federal defender and second Black woman ...
27 de abr. de 2021 · We strongly urge the Senate to confirm Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to the Seventh Circuit. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter further, please contact Lena Zwarensteyn, Senior Director of the Fair Courts Campaign, at (202) 466-3311. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Wade Henderson Interim President & CEO ...
24 de jun. de 2021 · Jackson-Akiwumi reported earning $100,000 at the firm from January 2021 to late April, according to her nominee financial disclosure. In 2019, when she was a federal public defender, she reported ...
Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi is an American attorney who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since July 2021. She was previously a staff attorney at the federal defender program in the Northern District of Illinois from 2010 to 2020 and a partner at Zuckerman Spaeder in Washington, D.C., from 2020 to 2021.
25 de jun. de 2021 · The Senate has confirmed Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to serve on the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the second-ever Black woman — and, currently, the lone Black person — to do so.
24 de jun. de 2021 · However, there are currently no judges of color on the Seventh Circuit. Ms. Jackson-Akiwumi will be the second person of color ever to sit on the Seventh Circuit. The Seventh Circuit has also never had a former federal defender on the bench. Last month, Ms. Jackson-Akiwumi was advanced out of Committee by a vote of 12-10.-30-
Confirmed June 24, 2021. From 2010 to 2020, Judge Jackson-Akiwumi was a Staff Attorney with the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District of Illinois. Judge Jackson-Akiwumi represented over 400 clients accused of federal crimes and supervised a team of legal professionals. Judge Jackson-Akiwumi argued half a dozen appeals in the U.S ...
