President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Judge Nancy Maldonado to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, his fifth pick for the Chicago-based federal appeals court.
Also in his latest batch of nominees is Sparkle Sooknanan, a former Jones Day partner and clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Nancy Maldonado testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be a U.S. District judge for the Northern District of Illinois in May 2022. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM


