Nancy J. Rosenstengel Explained

Nancy J. Rosenstengel
Office:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Term Start:April 1, 2019
Predecessor:Michael Joseph Reagan
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Term Start1:May 12, 2014
Appointer1:Barack Obama
Predecessor1:G. Patrick Murphy
Birth Name:Nancy Jo Niemeier
Birth Date:15 April 1968
Birth Place:Alton, Illinois, U.S.
Education:University of Illinois (BA)
Southern Illinois University (JD)

Nancy Jo Rosenstengel (née Niemeier; 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 court of the same court.

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 in O'Fallon[1] 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. From 2009 to 2014, she served as Clerk of Court in the same district.[2]

Federal judicial service

On November 7, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Rosenstengel to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois,[2] to the seat that was vacated by Judge G. Patrick Murphy, who would assumeme 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 invoked cloture on her nomination by a 54–42 vote.[6] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 95–0 vote.[7] She received her judicial commission on May 12, 2014. Rosenstengel was sworn in as the judge on May 19, 2014.[8] A formal investiture ceremony occurred on July 2, 2014. She became chief judge on April 1, 2019, after Michael Joseph Reagan retired.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sandbergphoenix.com/locations
  2. Web site: President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Courts. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 7 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 7 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Executive Business Meeting. United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. 6 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140214063426/http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=138603a26950ad873303535a6318f123&2. 14 February 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Cloture filed on 4 judicial nominations (Talwani, Peterson, Rosenstengal, Rosenbaum). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121144432/https://democrats.senate.gov/2014/05/06/cloture-filed-on-4-judicial-nominations-talwani-peterson-rosenstengal-rosenbaum/. 2016-11-21.
  6. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge). United States Senate. 8 May 2014.
  7. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge). United States Senate. 8 May 2014.
  8. Web site: The Court: Additional Historical Highlights. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
  9. Web site: With children grown, Belleville mom moves on to become new chief judge of U.S. court. Smith. Carolyn. June 21, 2019. Belleville News-Democrat. January 1, 2020.

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