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Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi (born 1979) is an American attorney who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since July 2021.
Jun 24, 2021 · Learn about Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, the second Black woman and former federal public defender on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. See how she has championed equal justice in cases involving disability, racial discrimination, and more.
Learn about the work and challenges of a federal public defender who represents indigent people accused of federal crimes. Candace Jackson-Akiwumi ’05 is a staff attorney at the Federal Defender Program, Inc. in the Northern District of Illinois since 2010.
Jun 24, 2021 · Ms. Jackson-Akiwumi is the second person of color and the first former federal defender to join the Seventh Circuit bench. She has represented hundreds of indigent clients and defended the rule of law for over a decade.
Jun 24, 2021 · The Senate has confirmed Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, making her the sole non-white person and former public defender to currently sit...
Jun 24, 2021 · The U.S. Senate voted 53-40 to appoint the lawyer and former federal defender to the Chicago-based appeals court. She is the first active Black judge on the 11-judge court since 2017 and the daughter of a federal district judge.
Jun 24, 2021 · Candace Jackson-Akiwumi was confirmed by the Senate to the Chicago-based federal appeals court Thursday, adding another former federal defender to the appellate bench and diversity to the court.
