Sunil Harjani (born 1974) is an American lawyer who has served since 2024 as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. From 2019 to 2024, he served as a magistrate judge of the same court.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- Asian American
Prior employment
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of LawAdjunct professor · 2008–present
Northern District of IllinoisAssistant U.S. attorney · 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
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chicago, IllinoisEnforcement Division · 2004–2008- ↳staff attorney · 2004–2005
- ↳senior counsel · 2005–2008
- University of Illinois Chicago Law SchoolAdjunct professor · 2007
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois2000–2001, 2002–2004
Law clerk , Hon. Suzanne B. Conlon · 2001–2002
Appointments
- 2024–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Education
- Northwestern UniversityB.A. · 1997