In 2020, Daniel prosecuted Chawain Lowe for possession of a firearm. Lowe unlawfully possessed a firearm and allegedly ditched the handgun in a dumpster as Chicago police were responding to shots being fired on May 22, 2019.[6][7]
In 2023, Daniel prosecuted Robert M. Kowalski, who was found guilty of embezzling $8 million from Washington Federal Bank for Savings, a bank in Bridgeport. Kowalski was also found guilty of concealing more than $560,000 in assets when he filed for bankruptcy. Kowalski was a business partner of the bank's former president, chief executive officer, and major shareholder, John F. Gembara. Regulators shut down the bank after authorities accused Gembara of running an embezzlement scheme.[8][9][10]
Federal judicial service
In December 2021, Daniel was recommended to the president by Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.[11] On March 20, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Daniel to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[2] On March 21, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Daniel to a seat vacated by Judge Gary Feinerman, who resigned on December 31, 2022.[12] On April 18, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[13] On May 11, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–7 vote.[14][15] On May 17, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 57–39 vote.[16] Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 56–40 vote.[17] He received his judicial commission on June 6, 2023.[18] He was sworn in on June 27, 2023.[19]
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