John Robert Blakey

b. 1965 · South Bend, IN

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisJudgeBarack Obama (Democratic)Dec 19, 2014

Education

  • University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1988
  • London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, C.F.A., 1989
  • Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1992

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. William J. Zloch, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1992-1994; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-1996; Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1996-2000; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 2000-2004; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2004-2009; Chief, Special Prosecutions Bureau, Cook County [Illinois] State's Attorney's Office, 2009-2014

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2025-present

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