Georgia Nick Alexakis at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 2, 2024–present
Georgia Nick Alexakis
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2013-2021, 2022-2024; civil rights and hate crimes program coordinator, 2019-2021; deputy chief of appeals, Criminal Division, 2019-2021; chief of appeals, Criminal Division, 2022-2024
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Milton I. Shadur, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2007-2008
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Marsha S. Berzon, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2006-2007
- Professional Career: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2008-2012, 2021-2022
Education
- Harvard University · A.B., 2000
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law · Juris Doctor
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) · J.D., 2006
Personal record
Born 1978 · Chicago
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761646Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts