Steven Charles Seeger (born March 18, 1971) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Education
Seeger earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Wheaton College in 1993 and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 1997, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as both an associate and articles editor of the University of Michigan Law Review."President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Fourteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Ninth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, June 7, 2018
Legal career
After graduation from law school he served as a law clerk to Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. After his clerkship Seeger joined the Chicago, Illinois, office of Kirkland & Ellis in 1998, where he spent his last seven years as a partner. From 2010 to 2019, Seeger served as Senior Trial Counsel in the Chicago Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, where he litigated cases to enforce federal securities laws on behalf of the public.
Federal judicial service
On June 7, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Seeger to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On June 18, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Seeger to the seat vacated by Judge James Zagel, who assumed senior status on October 21, 2016."Seventeen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today", White House, June 18, 2018 On August 22, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for August 22, 2018 On October 11, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 11, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On April 8, 2019, President Trump announced the renomination of Seeger to the district court."President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominations", White House, April 8, 2019 On May 21, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate."Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 21, 2019 On June 20, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 19–3 vote.Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 20, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee On July 30, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by an 87–1 vote.On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Steven C. Seeger to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois), United States Senate, July 30, 2019 On September 11, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 90–1 vote.On the Nomination (Confirmation: Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois), United States Senate, September 11, 2019 He received his judicial commission on September 13, 2019. He was sworn in on September 16, 2019.
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