Candace Jackson-Akiwumi
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Practice focus
Education
- Yale Law School, J.D., 2005
- Senior Editor and Admissions Committee, Yale Law Journal
- NAACP LDF Earl Warren Scholar
- Princeton University, A.B., with honors, 2000
Bar admissions
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Illinois
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Virginia (Associate Status)
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Not admitted in the District of Columbia. Admitted in Illinois and Virginia (Associate Status) only. Application pending for admission to the District of Columbia Bar. Practicing under direct supervision of firm principals who are members of the District of Columbia Bar.
Court admissions
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
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U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Clerkships
- Hon. Roger Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Hon. David Coar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Government service
- Staff Attorney
- Federal Defender Program for the Northern District of Illinois
Professional leadership
- Board Member, Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter, 2012-2020
- Appointed Member, Princeton University Alumni Council, 2015-Present
- Director and Vice President for Alumni Schools, Princeton Club of Chicago, 2010-2020
- Board Member and Committee Chair, Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, 2011-2018
- Appointed Member, Yale Law School Executive Committee, 2009-2012
- Member, Women’s White Collar Defense Association
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