Nancy J. Rosenstengel

Nancy Jo Rosenstengel (born April 15, 1968) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois and former Clerk of the Court of the same court.

Nancy Jo Rosenstengel
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office April 1, 2019
Preceded by	Michael Joseph Reagan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office May 12, 2014
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	G. Patrick Murphy
Personal details
Born	Nancy Jo Niemeier (1968-04-15) April 15, 1968 Alton, Illinois
Residence	Belleville, Illinois
Education	University of Illinois (B.A.) Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D.)

Biography

Rosenstengel received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in 1990 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1993 from the Southern Illinois University School of Law. She was an associate at the law firm of Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard from 1993 to 1998, where her practice primarily involved products liability, medical malpractice and Jones Act litigation. From 1998 to 2009, she served as a career law clerk to Judge G. Patrick Murphy of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Since 2009, she has served as Clerk of the Court in the same district.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

On November 7, 2013, President Obama nominated Rosenstengel to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois,[1] to the seat being vacated by Judge G. Patrick Murphy, who is taking senior status on December 1, 2013.[3] On February 6, 2014 her nomination was reported out of committee.[4] Cloture was filed on her nomination on May 6, 2014.[5] On Thursday May 8, 2014 the Senate voted on the motion to invoke cloture by a vote of 54–42.[6] The Senate voted 95–0 for final confirmation later the same day.[7] She received her judicial commission on May 12, 2014.[2] Rosenstengel was invested as a member of the court on May 19, 2014.[8] A formal investiture ceremony occurred on July 2, 2014.[8] She became Chief Judge on April 1, 2019, after Michael Joseph Reagan retired.[9]

References

1. "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Courts". 7 November 2013.
2. "Rosenstengel, Nancy Jo – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
3. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 7 November 2013.
4. "Executive Business Meeting". United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
5. "Cloture filed on 4 judicial nominations (Talwani, Peterson, Rosenstengal, Rosenbaum)". Archived from the original on 2016-11-21.
6. "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 136. United States Senate. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
7. "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 139. United States Senate. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
8. "The Court: Additional Historical Highlights". United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
9. Smith, Carolyn (June 21, 2019). "With children grown, Belleville mom moves on to become new chief judge of U.S. court". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

External links

• Nancy J. Rosenstengel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Nancy J. Rosenstengel at Ballotpedia

Legal offices
Preceded by G. Patrick Murphy	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois 2014–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Michael Joseph Reagan	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois 2019–present