Lindsay Clayton Jenkins at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- February 24, 2023–present
Lindsay Clayton Jenkins
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases4 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
4 casesAI-related ruling · January 16, 2026
Steven E. Hobbs, Sr. v. Igor Goncharko, et al. (2)
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · December 10, 2025
Sean Gottlieb v. Adtalem Global Education
- Court response
- Order to Show Cause
AI-related ruling · September 5, 2025
Poole v. Walmart, Inc.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · September 3, 2025
Steven E. Hobbs, Sr. v. Igor Goncharko, et al. (1)
- Court response
- No sanction imposed, but noted Rule 11 may apply to pro se litigants.
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Chief, General Crimes, 2016-2018
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2019-
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 2016-
- Professional Career: Chief, Criminal Division, 2019-2021
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2006-2021
- Professional Career: Deputy chief, Violent Crimes, 2013-2015
- Professional Career: Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 2004-2006
- Professional Career: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2021-2023
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Solomon Oliver, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2002-2004
- Professional Career: Deputy chief, Narcotics and Gangs, 2011-2013
- Professional Career: Chief, Violent Crimes, 2018-2019
- Professional Career: Deputy chief, Public Corruption and Organized Crime, 2015-2016
Education
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law · J.D., 2002
- Cleveland State University · J.D., 2002
- Miami University · B.S., 1998
Personal record
Born 1977 · Cleveland
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/13258771Federal 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