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{{redirects here|Manish Shah|British doctor|Manish Shah (doctor)|American economist|Manisha Shah}}
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| office = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]]
| office = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]]
| term_start = May 1, 2014
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| appointer = [[List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama|Barack Obama]]
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| predecessor = [[Joan Lefkow]]
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'''Manish Suresh Shah''' (born November 3, 1972) is a [[United States federal judge|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.
'''Manish Suresh Shah''' (born November 3, 1972) is a [[United States federal judge|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==
==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|Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], from 1998 to 1999. He served as a [[law clerk]] to Judge [[James B. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/19/president-obama-nominates-eight-serve-united-states-district-courts|title=President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts|date=19 September 2013|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/shah-manish-suresh|title=Shah, Manish Suresh – Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref>
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|Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe]] in [[San Francisco, California|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.<ref>{{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=[[NARA|National Archives]]|date=19 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="fjc.gov">{{FJC Bio|nid=1394466|inline=yes}}</ref>

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Shah was recommended to fill a judicial vacancy on the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator [[Mark Kirk]].<ref name=suntimes_20130611>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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=[[NARA|National Archives]]|date=19 September 2013}}</ref> On January 16, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by a [[voice vote]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> On April 11, 2014 [[Harry Reid|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On April 30, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 95–0 vote.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He received his commission on May 1, 2014.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>


==See also==
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==Federal judicial service==
*[[List of Asian American jurists]]
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Shah was recommended to fill a judicial vacancy on the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator [[Mark Kirk]].<ref name=suntimes_20130611>{{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 | accessdate=February 14, 2014}}</ref> On September 19, 2013, [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] nominated Shah to the seat vacated by Judge [[Joan Lefkow]], who took [[senior status]] on September 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/19/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=19 September 2013|publisher=}}</ref> On January 16, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Business Meeting|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=32caee8082f9297f0e7df6280b468565|work=United States Senate|publisher=Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref> On April 11, 2014 [[Harry Reid|Senate Majority Leader Reid]] filed a motion to invoke [[cloture]] on the nomination. On April 29, 2014 a vote on the motion to invoke [[cloture]] on the nomination was agreed to by a vote of 57–40.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 2nd Session|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00113|work=Vote Summary: Vote Number 113|publisher=United States Senate|accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> On April 30, 2014 the nomination was confirmed by a final vote of 95–0.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00120 | title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 2nd Session | publisher=United States Senate | work=Vote Summary: Vote Number 120 | accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> He received his commission on May 1, 2014.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>
*[[List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Illinois]]


==References==
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==External links==
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*{{FJC Bio|nid=1394466}}
*{{FJC Bio|nid=1394466}}
*{{Ballotpedia|Manish_Shah|Manish Shah}}
*{{Ballotpedia|Manish_Shah}}


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Latest revision as of 00:05, 5 February 2024

"Manish Shah" redirects here. For British doctor, see Manish Shah (doctor). For American economist, see Manisha Shah.
Manish S. Shah
Shah in 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 1, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byJoan Lefkow
Personal details
Born
Manish Suresh Shah

(1972-11-03) November 3, 1972 (age 52)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

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

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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.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

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Shah was recommended to fill a judicial vacancy on the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by Republican Senator Mark Kirk.[3] 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.[4] On January 16, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] 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.[6] On April 30, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 95–0 vote.[7] He received his commission on May 1, 2014.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts". whitehouse.gov. 19 September 2013 – via National Archives.
  2. ^ a b Manish S. Shah at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ Korecki, Natasha (June 11, 2013). "Mark Kirk recommends corruption-fighting prosecutor Manish Shah to federal bench. May be first Indian-American federal judge in Northern District". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. 19 September 2013 – via National Archives.
  5. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting - January 16, 2014" (PDF). Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Manish S. Shah, of IL, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  7. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Manish S. Shah, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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