Mark Filip

Mark Filip

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Illinois, 1990

Law

Harvard Law School, 1992

Personal

Birthplace

Chicago, Ill.

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Mark R. Filip (b. 1966) is a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on April 28, 2003, to a seat vacated by Harry D. Leinenweber. Filip was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 4, 2004, and received commission on February 8, 2004. Service terminated on March 9, 2008, due to resignation. Filip was succeeded in this position by Sharon Coleman.

Early life and education

• University of Illinois, B.A., 1988
• University of Oxford, Christ Church College, B.A. in law, 1990
• Harvard Law School, J.D., 1992

Professional career

• Law clerk, Hon. Stephen F. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1992-1993
• Law clerk, Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994
• Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1994-1995, 1999-2004
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1995-1999
• Adjunct professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1998-1999
• Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School, 2000-2008
• Deputy attorney general, Department of Justice, 2008-present

Judicial career

Northern District of Illinois

Filip was nominated by President George W. Bush on April 28, 2003, to a seat vacated by Harry D. Leinenweber. Filip was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 4, 2004, and received commission on February 8, 2004. Service terminated on March 9, 2008, due to resignation. Filip was succeeded in this position by Sharon Coleman.

External links

• "Mark Filip Nominated for Deputy Attorney General Slot:" The Volokh Conspiracy, November 16, 2007
• "Senate Confirms New No. 2 for Justice Dept." Washington Post, March 4, 2008
• Judge Filip's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Harry D. Leinenweber	Northern District of Illinois 2004–2008 Seat #21	Succeeded by: Sharon Coleman