Manish S. Shah

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Manish Suresh Shah (born November 3, 1972) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and former assistant United States attorney for the same court.

Biography

Born in New York City, Shah received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in 1994 from Stanford University. He received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1998 from the University of Chicago Law School. He worked as an associate at the law firm of Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe in San Francisco, California, from 1998 to 1999. He served as a law clerk to Judge James Zagel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1999 to 2001. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois from 2001–2014. He served as Deputy Chief of the General Crimes Section from 2007 to 2008, Deputy Chief of the Financial Crimes & Special Prosecutions Section from 2008 to 2011, Chief of Criminal Appeals from 2011 to 2012 and previously served as Chief of the Criminal Division.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/19/president-obama-nominates-eight-serve-united-states-district-courts|work=whitehouse.gov|title=President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts|via=National Archives|date=19 September 2013}}{{FJC Bio|nid=1394466|inline=yes}}

=Federal judicial service=

Shah was recommended to fill a judicial vacancy on the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by Republican Senator Mark Kirk.{{cite news| first=Natasha|last=Korecki|url=http://voices.suntimes.com/early-and-often/politics/mark-kirk-names-corruption-fighting-prosecutor-manish-shah-to-federal-bench-may-be-first-indian-american-federal-judge-in-northern-district/|title=Mark Kirk recommends corruption-fighting prosecutor Manish Shah to federal bench. May be first Indian-American federal judge in Northern District.|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=June 11, 2013|access-date=February 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222051728/http://voices.suntimes.com/early-and-often/politics/mark-kirk-names-corruption-fighting-prosecutor-manish-shah-to-federal-bench-may-be-first-indian-american-federal-judge-in-northern-district/|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=dead}} On September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Shah to the seat vacated by Judge Joan Lefkow, who assumed senior status on September 1, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/19/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|work=whitehouse.gov|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|via=National Archives|date=19 September 2013}} On January 16, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.{{cite web|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting - January 16, 2014|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ExecutiveBusinessMeetingResults-01-16-2014.pdf|publisher=Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=16 January 2014}} On April 11, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on his nomination. On April 29, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 57–40 vote.{{cite web|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Manish S. Shah, of IL, to be U.S. District Judge)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00113|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=29 April 2014}} On April 30, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 95–0 vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00120|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Manish S. Shah, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=30 April 2014}} He received his commission on May 1, 2014.