Sunil Ramesh Harjani at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 20, 2024–present
Sunil Ramesh Harjani
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 cases2 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
2 casesAI-related ruling · July 14, 2026
Tekway, Inc. v. AT&T Services, Inc.
AI-related ruling · February 6, 2026
Ravi Kadiyala v. Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2008-
- Professional Career: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2000-2001, 2002-2004
- Professional Career: Enforcement Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chicago, Illinois, 2004-2008; staff attorney, 2004-2005; senior counsel, 2005-2008
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Suzanne B. Conlon, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2001-2002
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2008-2019; General Crimes Section, 2008-2009; Financial Fraud Section, 2009-2014; Securities and Commodities Fraud Section, 2014-2019; deputy chief, Securities and Commodities Fraud Section, 2018-2019
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, University of Illinois Chicago Law School, 2007
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, N.D. Illinois, 2019-present
Education
- Northwestern University · B.A., 1997
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) · J.D., 2000
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/13761551CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9229/sunil-r-harjani/Federal 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