History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

15 judges have served since Mar 31, 1979. Now: Jonathan Eugene Hawley DColleen Rae Lawless DColin Stirling Bruce DSara Lynn Darrow D.

Judges
15
8 D · 4 N( · 3 R
Longest tenure
27 years
Michael Martin Mihm
Current
23 months
Jonathan Eugene Hawley, since Nov 15, 2024
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1980198519901995200020052010201520202025Henry Seiler Wise · 1979-03-31 – 1982-03-16 · None (reassignment)Michael Martin Mihm · 1982-08-06 – 2009-10-01 · RepublicanJames Edward Shadid · 2011-03-10 – 2024-09-27 · DemocratJonathan Eugene Hawley · 2024-11-15 – present · DemocratRobert Dale Morgan · 1979-03-31 – 1982-05-28 · None (reassignment)Richard Henry Mills · 1985-07-22 – 1997-10-07 · RepublicanMichael Patrick McCuskey · 1998-04-03 – 2013-06-30 · DemocratColin Stirling Bruce · 2013-10-08 – present · DemocratJames Waldo Ackerman · 1979-03-31 – 1984-11-23 · None (reassignment)Joe Billy McDade · 1991-11-25 – 2010-02-28 · RepublicanSue Ellen Myerscough · 2011-03-14 – 2023-03-09 · DemocratColleen Rae Lawless · 2023-03-09 – present · DemocratHarold Albert Baker · 1979-03-31 – 1994-10-04 · None (reassignment)Jeanne E. Scott · 1998-10-22 – 2010-08-01 · DemocratSara Lynn Darrow · 2011-08-03 – present · Democrat
Jonathan Eugene Hawley D
Nov 15, 2024 – present · 23 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–46
Colleen Rae Lawless D
Mar 9, 2023 – present · 3.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 51–41
Colin Stirling Bruce D
Oct 8, 2013 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 96–0
Sara Lynn Darrow D
Aug 3, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Sue Ellen Myerscough D
Mar 14, 2011 – Mar 9, 2023 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Mar 9, 2023
James Edward Shadid D
Mar 10, 2011 – Sep 27, 2024 · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Sep 27, 2024 · confirmed 89–0
Jeanne E. Scott D
Oct 22, 1998 – Aug 1, 2010 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Michael Patrick McCuskey D
Apr 3, 1998 – Jun 30, 2013 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 30, 2013
Joe Billy McDade R
Nov 25, 1991 – Feb 28, 2010 · 18 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Feb 28, 2010
Richard Henry Mills R
Jul 22, 1985 – Oct 7, 1997 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Oct 7, 1997
Michael Martin Mihm R
Aug 6, 1982 – Oct 1, 2009 · 27 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Oct 1, 2009
Henry Seiler Wise N(
Mar 31, 1979 – Mar 16, 1982 · 3 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Robert Dale Morgan N(
Mar 31, 1979 – May 28, 1982 · 3.2 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status May 28, 1982
James Waldo Ackerman N(
Mar 31, 1979 – Nov 23, 1984 · 5.7 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Harold Albert Baker N(
Mar 31, 1979 – Oct 4, 1994 · 16 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Oct 4, 1994

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.