Sara Lee Ellis

Judge Sara Lee Ellis

Personal

Birthday:

1969

Birthplace:

London, Ontario, Canada

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Staff attorney, Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Illinois, 1994-2000
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2000-2004, 2008-2013
Assistant corporation counsel, Chicago, Illinois, 2004-2008

Education

Name of School:

Indiana University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1991

Name of School - Second:

Loyola University, Chicago School of Law

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1994

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/8/2013