Sara Lynn Darrow
| Sara Lynn Darrow | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
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Assumed office August 3, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Joe Billy McDade |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 29, 1970 Pontiac, Michigan |
| Education |
Marquette University B.A. Saint Louis University School of Law J.D. |
Sara Lynn Darrow (born July 29, 1970) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. She was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, where she was chief of the violent crimes section.
Darrow earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from Marquette University and her Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1997.
After graduating from law school, Darrow worked in the law offices of Clarence Darrow in Rock Island, Illinois. Between 1999 and 2003, she worked in the Henry County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office in Cambridge, Illinois. In 2003 Darrow became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois where she prosecuted significant criminal cases involving firearms, drugs, gangs, fraud, money laundering, and corruption.
On the recommendation of Senator Dick Durbin, Darrow was nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois by President Barack Obama on November 17, 2010 to fill a vacancy created by Judge Joe Billy McDade, who assumed senior status.
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