Amy Joan St. Eve (born November 20, 1965) is a
United States circuit judge
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of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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* Central District of Illinois
* Northern District of ...
. She previously served as a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Early life and education
Raised in
Belleville, Illinois,
St. Eve received her
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
Cornell University
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in 1987.
Three years later, in 1990, she earned her
Juris Doctor from
Cornell Law School.
Legal career
Following law school graduation, St. Eve was in private practice at
Davis Polk & Wardwell
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in
New York City
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from 1990 to 1994. She was an associate independent counsel at the
Whitewater
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Independent Counsel's Office in
Little Rock, Arkansas
( The "Little Rock")
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from 1994 to 1996, where she successfully prosecuted former
Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker
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and Whitewater partners
Jim
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and
Susan McDougal for fraud.
From 1996 until 2001, St. Eve served as an
Assistant United States Attorney for the
Northern District of Illinois
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. She was a Senior Counsel for
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, from 2001 until 2002, when she became a federal judge.
Federal judicial career
District court service
On March 21, 2002, St. Eve was nominated by President
George W. Bush
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to a seat on the
vacated by
George W. Lindberg, who assumed
senior status
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. She was recommended for the post by United States Senator
Peter Fitzgerald.
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."
[ She was confirmed by the ]United States Senate
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on August 1, 2002, and received her commission the following day.
St. Eve was reportedly considered by the Trump administration for the position of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the dismissal of James Comey
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, but ultimately did not receive the job as it went to Christopher A. Wray.
Her service on the district court terminated on May 23, 2018, upon elevation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:
* Central District of Illinois
* Northern District of ...
.
Court of appeals service
On February 12, 2018, President Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
announced his intent to nominate St. Eve to an undetermined seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:
* Central District of Illinois
* Northern District of ...
. On February 15, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated St. Eve to the seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:
* Central District of Illinois
* Northern District of ...
vacated by Judge Ann Claire Williams
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, who assumed senior status
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on June 5, 2017. On March 21, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee
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. On April 19, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 21–0 vote. On May 14, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by a 91–0 vote. She received her judicial commission on May 23, 2018.[
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1965 births
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