| John Z. Lee | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard College B.A. Harvard Law School J.D. |
| Profession | Attorney |
John Z. Lee is a Chicago attorney and a current nominee for District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
John Z. Lee received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Harvard College in 1989. He received his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1992. He first worked as a trial attorney in the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice. He worked as an associate of Mayer Brown LLP from 1994 to 1996 and Grippo & Elden LLC from 1996 to 1999. He currently is a partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP. He handles complex federal civil litigation.[1]
On November 10, 2011, President Obama nominated John Z. Lee to be a District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[2] He would replace Judge David H. Coar who took senior status and has since retired.