Federal judiciary
Matthew F. Kennelly
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic
- Seat
- ILND0505
- Nominated
- Jan. 26, 1999
- Committee hearing
- March 25, 1999
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)March 25, 1999
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- April 15, 1999
- Commissioned
- April 22, 1999
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Oct. 7, 2021
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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April 21
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Aug. 9, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in Charles Clements v. Raymond Madden
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Nov. 4, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in TRINA RAY V. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservati v. Usdoi | 23-35543 | Decided | April 21, 2026 | |
| Charles Clements v. Raymond Madden | 22-55333 | Decided | Aug. 9, 2024 | Authored |
| TRINA RAY V. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT | 20-56245 | Decided | Nov. 4, 2022 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Charles Clements v. Raymond Madden | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 9, 2024 |