Thomas Michael Durkin

Judge Thomas Michael Durkin

Personal

Birthday:

1953

Birthplace:

Chicago, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Stanley J. Roszkowski, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1978-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1980-1993; deputy chief, Special Prosecutions Division, 1988; chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division, 1989; chief, Special Prosecutions Division, 1990;
first assistant U.S. attorney, 1991-1993
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1993-2012

Education

Name of School:

University of Illinois

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1975

Name of School - Second:

DePaul University's College of Law

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1978

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

12/19/2012