Biden to nominate first Hispanic judge on Chicago-based court of appeals
President Joe Biden nominated Judge Nancy Maldonado to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh District. If confirmed, she'd be the first Hispanic judge in that court.
One of President Joe Biden's newly announced judicial nominees could become the first Hispanic judge on the Chicago-based court of appeals.
Biden announced Wednesday he intends to nominate Judge Nancy L. Maldonado to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which hears appeals from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Maldonado, 48, is among five new judicial nominees named by Biden in his announcement.
She is currently a U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Biden previously nominated her for the position in April 2022 and she was confirmed by the Democratic-led Senate that July on a 53-41 vote.
District Judge Nancy Maldonado is among five new judicial nominees named by President Joe Biden.Andrew CollingsPrior to that, Maldonado worked at the Chicago-based law firm Miner, Barnhill & Galland PC for almost two decades, starting as an associate and later becoming a partner.
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