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President Obama Nominates Thomas M. Durkin to Serve on the US District Court

President Obama nominated Thomas M. Durkin to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Durkin is a partner at the law firm of Mayer Brown LLP, where he handles a broad array of matters including complex commercial litigation and white collar criminal defense.  Prior to joining the firm as a partner in 1993, Durkin served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois for over a decade.  During that time, he served in numerous leadership positions, including Chief of the Special Prosecutions Division, Chief of the Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division, and First Assistant United States Attorney.  From 1978 to 1980, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stanley J. Roszkowski of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  Durkin received his J.D. with honors in 1978 from the DePaul University College of Law and his B.S. with honors in 1975 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

“I am honored to put forward this highly qualified candidate for the federal bench,”President Obama said. “He will be a distinguished public servant and valuable addition to the United States District Court.”
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