Background
Feinerman, Gary Scott was born on February 16, 1965 in Skokie, Illinois, United States.
Feinerman, Gary Scott was born on February 16, 1965 in Skokie, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Yale University, New Haven, 1987. Juris Doctor, Stanford University, California, 1991.
Law clerk to Honorary Joel M. Flaum United States Court Appeals (7th circuit), 1991—1992. Law clerk to Honorary Anthony Kennedy United States Supreme Court, 1993—1994. Counsel Office Policy Development, United States Department Justice, Washington, 1994—1996.
Associate Mayer Brown (formerly Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw), Chicago, 1996—1999, partner, 2000—2003. Solicitor general State of Illinois, 2003—2007. Litigation partner Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, 2007—2010.
Judge United States District Court (northern district) Illinois, since 2010.
Trustee National-Louis University, Illinois. Vice-chair Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago. Member of Chicago Inn of Court, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Appellate Lawyers Association (president since 2009).