Sharon Lynn Johnson Coleman (born July 19, 1960) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She was formerly a justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 3rd Division.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Illinois Appellate Court, First DistrictJudge · 2008–2010
- Illinois Circuit Court, Cook CountyJudge · 1996–2008
- Cook County, IllinoisDeputy state's attorney and chief of Public Interest Bureau · 1993–1996
Northern District of IllinoisAssistant U.S. attorney · 1989–1993- Cook County, IllinoisAssistant state's attorney · 1984–1989
Appointments
2010–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Education
- Washington University School of LawJ.D. · 1984
- Northern Illinois UniversityB.A. · 1981