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Andrea Wood
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Assumed office October 15, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William J. Hibbler |
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| Born | March 2, 1973 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Andrea Robin Wood, born on March 2, 1973, is an American lawyer who works as a judge. She serves as a United States district judge in a special court called the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. This means she helps make important decisions about legal cases in that area.
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Andrea Wood's Early Life and Education
Andrea Wood was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 2, 1973. She went to the University of Chicago and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995. Later, she studied law at Yale Law School and received her Juris Doctor degree in 1998. This degree is needed to become a lawyer.
Andrea Wood's Career Path
After finishing law school, Andrea Wood worked as a law clerk for Judge Diane Wood. This means she helped the judge with legal research and writing from 1998 to 1999.
From 1999 to 2004, she was a lawyer at a firm called Kirkland & Ellis. There, she handled many legal cases, mostly in federal courts.
In 2004, she joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC is a government agency that protects investors and makes sure financial markets are fair. At the SEC, she managed big investigations and legal cases related to securities law. Securities are like stocks and bonds that people buy and sell.
By 2007, she became a senior trial counsel in the SEC's Division of Enforcement. She held this important role until she became a judge in 2013.
Becoming a Federal Judge
On May 6, 2013, President Barack Obama chose Andrea Wood to become a United States district judge. She was nominated to fill a spot in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. This spot became open when Judge William J. Hibbler passed away.
Before she could become a judge, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing for her on June 19, 2013. This committee reviews people nominated for judge positions. On July 18, 2013, the committee approved her nomination.
Finally, the entire United States Senate confirmed her nomination on October 14, 2013. This means they voted to approve her as a judge. She officially received her commission, which is like her official appointment, on October 15, 2013. When she was sworn in, she was the youngest United States district court judge at that time.
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