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Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2014-present

Associate Judge, Judicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinois, Criminal Division, 2003-2014

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, August 5, 2014

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, December 16, 2014

Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Cook County Public Defender, 1991-2003

Law Clerk, Ashcraft & Gerel, 1989-1991

Summer Law Clerk, Office of the Public Defender 11th Judicial Circuit, 1990

Teaching Assistant, University of Miami, School of Business Administration, 1986-1988

Member, Illinois Association of Problem Solving Courts, 2013-present

Member, Chicago Inn of Court, 2011-present

Member, Illinois Latino Judge Association, 2011-present

Member, Lawyers Club of Chicago, 2011-present

Junior Board Member, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, 2009-present

Board Member, Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, 2006-present

Member, Illinois Judges Association, 2003-present

Member, Illinois Bar Association, 1991-present

Judicial Intervenor, Lawyers' Assistance Program, present

Member, Chicago Bar Association, 2002-2014

Member, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, 2002-2014

Member, Illinois Association of Drug Court Professionals, 2012-2014

Faculty Member, Illinois Judicial Education Conference, 2010-2014

Member, Mental Health Court Association of Illinois, 2012-2013

Member, Differentiated Case Management Pilot Project, 2009

Member, Disproportionate Minority Confinement Committee, 2007

Member, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 3315, 1991-2003

Board Member, Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois, 2002-2003

Lead Counsel, Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar, 2002

Board Member, The Guild Complex of Chicago, 1998-2000

Member, American Bar Association, 1991-1992

Mother's Name:

Ursula

Publications:

New Law Affects Students, The Miami Hurricane, January 23, 1987.
UM Buildings Not Hazardous But Violate Law, The Miami Hurricane, November 4, 1986.
Lab Fees Confuse Students, The Miami Hurricane, October 14, 1986.
Thoughts Of A Cuban-American, Catalyst, April 10, 1986.
Sexual Bias Not Issue On Campus, Women Say, Catalyst, March 6, 1986.
Thefts On Campus A Major Problem, Faculty Senate Says, Catalyst, February 13, 1986.
Students' Hands Speak Out Here, Catalyst, January 30, 1986.