Mary Rowland, '88, and Martha Pacold, '02, Confirmed for U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Senate confirms Mary Rowland for federal judge in Chicago: Pick of Durbin, Duckworth part of ‘Illinois deal’
As a result of a deal between the Illinois Democratic Senators and the Trump White House, the Senate Wednesday confirmed Mary Rowland — who volunteered for former President Barack Obama and a Michigan Democratic Senator — to be a federal district court judge in Chicago, making her the first LGBTQ judge Trump has put on the bench.
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Pacold was also confirmed on Wednesday. Pacold is the first female Asian American district court judge in Chicago, according to Duckworth.
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