CHICAGO: Manish Shah, a brilliant second generation Indian American holding M.S. degree, has bagged the distinction of being the first federal Judge in Illinois, being confirmed unanimously by the US Senate recently.
Manish was originally nominated by President Barack Obama in September of last year, as part of a flurry of Indian American judicial nominations that the President announced within a short span of time. The confirmation process proved longer than expected, requiring Obama to re-nominate Shah in January.
A native of West Hartford, Connecticut, Manish 41, graduated from Stanford University with honors and distinctions, and earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School. He worked as a litigation associate in San Francisco for some time, and then came to Illinois to clerk for Judge James B. Zagel.
He joined the US Attorney’s Office in Chicago in 2001, where he again distinguished himself with convictions against violent criminals, public corruption, and other illegal activities. He currently serves as chief of the Criminal division.
Earlier, he served as chief of criminal appeals from 2011 to 2012, deputy chief of the Financial Crimes & Special Prosecutions Section from 2008 to 2011 and deputy chief of the General Crimes Section from 2007 to 2008. He has won numerous awards and recognitions for his work, the most notable being the FBI Director’s Award for outstanding criminal investigation.
Illinois is the fifth most populous state in USA and Manish Shah’s appointment was ratified by the Senate with 95-0 votes.
India Post News Service
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