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Zachary Fardon. (Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune / April 23, 2013)
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Chicago attorney Zachary Fardon was confirmed Wednesday night as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, according to a statement from U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk and Richard Durbin.
Fardon, 47, who lives in Evanston and is a partner at Latham & Watkins in the Loop, gained the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval Wednesday, according to the statement. The confirmation comes more than 15 months after Patrick Fitzgerald stepped down from the office after a record term of nearly 11 years.
Reached by email Wednesday night, Fardon called the appointment an honor.
“I’m eager to get to work, and I’m deeply excited about rejoining the great women and men of this U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Fardon said in an email to the Tribune.
Fardon, best known for playing a key role in the prosecution and conviction of former Gov. George Ryan, gains the powerful post that more than 20 lawyers sought. With its 170 assistant U.S. attorneys and nearly $35 million budget, the office has made its mark nationally by putting corrupt government officials behind bars, though it increasingly faces pressure to do more to help in the fight against Chicago’s violent street gangs.
Durbin made reference to Fardon’s work ahead in a statement released after the confirmation Wednesday.
“His range of experience will serve him well in a city and region as diverse and challenging as the Northern District. Now that he’s confirmed, he’ll have to immediately focus on the gun violence plaguing Chicago and I look forward to working closely with him in the weeks and months ahead,” Durbin said.
Added Kirk, “I am certain that Mr. Fardon will not only continue Patrick Fitzgerald's stellar reputation of prosecuting corrupt public officials, but will also do everything in his power to take out the dangerous drug gangs that are perpetrating violent crime on the streets of Chicago.”
Fardon grew up in Tennessee and graduated from Vanderbilt Law School. After a stint as a public defender in Nashville, he moved in 1997 to Chicago to work as an assistant U.S. attorney. In 2002, he became the No. 2 official in the U.S. attorney's office in Nashville — though he returned to Chicago to help prosecute Ryan during his six-month trial in 2005 and 2006.
For the last seven years, Fardon has been a partner at the Chicago law firm of Latham & Watkins.
mmanchir@tribune.com
Fardon, 47, who lives in Evanston and is a partner at Latham & Watkins in the Loop, gained the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval Wednesday, according to the statement. The confirmation comes more than 15 months after Patrick Fitzgerald stepped down from the office after a record term of nearly 11 years.
Reached by email Wednesday night, Fardon called the appointment an honor.
“I’m eager to get to work, and I’m deeply excited about rejoining the great women and men of this U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Fardon said in an email to the Tribune.
Fardon, best known for playing a key role in the prosecution and conviction of former Gov. George Ryan, gains the powerful post that more than 20 lawyers sought. With its 170 assistant U.S. attorneys and nearly $35 million budget, the office has made its mark nationally by putting corrupt government officials behind bars, though it increasingly faces pressure to do more to help in the fight against Chicago’s violent street gangs.
Durbin made reference to Fardon’s work ahead in a statement released after the confirmation Wednesday.
“His range of experience will serve him well in a city and region as diverse and challenging as the Northern District. Now that he’s confirmed, he’ll have to immediately focus on the gun violence plaguing Chicago and I look forward to working closely with him in the weeks and months ahead,” Durbin said.
Added Kirk, “I am certain that Mr. Fardon will not only continue Patrick Fitzgerald's stellar reputation of prosecuting corrupt public officials, but will also do everything in his power to take out the dangerous drug gangs that are perpetrating violent crime on the streets of Chicago.”
Fardon grew up in Tennessee and graduated from Vanderbilt Law School. After a stint as a public defender in Nashville, he moved in 1997 to Chicago to work as an assistant U.S. attorney. In 2002, he became the No. 2 official in the U.S. attorney's office in Nashville — though he returned to Chicago to help prosecute Ryan during his six-month trial in 2005 and 2006.
For the last seven years, Fardon has been a partner at the Chicago law firm of Latham & Watkins.
mmanchir@tribune.com
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