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Staci Michelle Yandle
2014 - Present
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Staci Michelle Yandle is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. She joined the court in 2014 after a nomination from President Barack Obama.
Early life and education
A native of Centreville, Illinois, Yandle earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois in 1983 and her J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1987.[1]
Professional career
- 2014 - Present: Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- 2007-2014: Private practice, O'Fallon, Ill.
- 1987-2007: Private practice, East St. Louis, Ill.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Illinois
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Staci Michelle Yandle |
| Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 152 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: January 16, 2014
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: March 12, 2014
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: April 3, 2014
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| Confirmed: June 17, 2014
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| Vote: 52-44
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Yandle was nominated by President Barack Obama to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois vacated by John Gilbert. The American Bar Association rated Yandle Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Yandle's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 12, 2014, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on April 3, 2014. Yandle was confirmed on a recorded 52-44 vote of the U.S. Senate on June 17, 2014, and she received her commission on June 19, 2014.[1][2][3]
Reactions to nomination
On the nomination:
| “ | Staci Yandle is an excellent candidate for the federal bench in Southern Illinois. She will bring a wealth of knowledge and litigation experience to the position. I am pleased that President Obama has nominated her today. I will be working with Senator Kirk to see her nomination approved by the Senate. | ” |
| —Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), [5] | ||
Noteworthy cases
Yandle denies motion to revoke citizenship of individual involved in Brooklyn Bridge terror plot (2018)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (United States of America v. Iyman Faris, Case 17-CV-295-SMY-DGW)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (United States of America v. Iyman Faris, Case 17-CV-295-SMY-DGW)
On July 11, 2018, Judge Staci Michele Yandle denied a motion made by the federal government seeking to revoke the citizenship of Iyman Faris, a naturalized citizen who, in 2003, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing material support for terrorism in connection with a 2003 plot to the cut the cables on New York City's Brooklyn Bridge. Faris became a naturalized citizen in 1999. Attorneys for the federal government argued that Faris was not lawfully admitted to the United States as a permanent resident, thereby nullifying his claim to naturalized citizenship. Faris admitted to first entering the United States in 1994 using a passport and visa belonging to someone else. This, attorneys for the government argued, constituted willful misrepresentation on Faris' part, which would be grounds for denaturalization under federal law. Yandle rejected this argument: "The Government argues that Faris' admission, that he utilized another person's passport to enter the United States, alone establishes that he was inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(C)(i). However, there is nothing in the record currently before the Court that establishes as a matter of law what effect, if any, Faris' alleged misrepresentations had on the decision to grant him citizenship." Yandle's order was not a definitive resolution to the suit, which was expected to proceed to the fact-finding and trial phases.[6][7]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Staci Michelle Yandle," accessed May 25, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1348 — Staci Michelle Yandle — The Judiciary," accessed May 25, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 106th Congress," accessed May 25, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Obama Picks Staci Michelle Yandle, Black Lesbian Judge, For Federal Judgeship," January 16, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Bid to strip citizenship from N.Y. terror plotter hits snag," July 16, 2018
- ↑ United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, "United States of America v. Iyman Faris: Memorandum and Order," July 11, 2018
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois 2014-Present |
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Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois
