Raised in Belleville, Illinois,[1] St. Eve received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1987.

[3] Following law school graduation, St. Eve was in private practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City from 1990 to 1994.

[2] St. Eve was reportedly considered by the Trump administration for the position of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the dismissal of James Comey, but ultimately did not receive the job as it went to Christopher A.

[5][6] On February 12, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate St. Eve to an undetermined seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

President Trump nominated St. Eve to the seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge Ann Claire Williams, who assumed senior status on June 5, 2017.