History / Courts

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

9 judges have served since Mar 17, 1905. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
9
5 R · 4 D
Longest tenure
29 years
Fred Louis Wham
Current
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nobody
history/court/district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-illinoisEvery holder, newest first
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192019401960198020002020Francis Marion Wright · 1905-03-17 – 1917-07-15 · RepublicanGeorge Washington English · 1918-05-03 – 1926-11-04 · DemocratFred Louis Wham · 1927-03-01 – 1956-03-03 · RepublicanWilliam George Juergens · 1956-06-22 – 1972-04-26 · RepublicanHarold Albert Baker · 1978-09-23 – 1979-03-31 · DemocratWalter C. Lindley · 1922-09-22 – 1949-10-24 · RepublicanHenry Seiler Wise · 1966-09-21 – 1978-03-31 · DemocratCasper Platt · 1949-10-13 – 1965-09-16 · DemocratJames L. Foreman · 1972-03-07 – 1979-03-31 · Republican
Harold Albert Baker D
Sep 23, 1978 – Mar 31, 1979 · 6 months · appointed by Jimmy Carter
James L. Foreman R
Mar 7, 1972 – Mar 31, 1979 · 7.1 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Henry Seiler Wise D
Sep 21, 1966 – Mar 31, 1978 · 12 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Mar 31, 1978
William George Juergens R
Jun 22, 1956 – Apr 26, 1972 · 16 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Apr 26, 1972
Casper Platt D
Oct 13, 1949 – Sep 16, 1965 · 16 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Fred Louis Wham R
Mar 1, 1927 – Mar 3, 1956 · 29 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status Mar 3, 1956
Walter C. Lindley R
Sep 22, 1922 – Oct 24, 1949 · 27 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding
George Washington English D
May 3, 1918 – Nov 4, 1926 · 8.5 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Francis Marion Wright R
Mar 17, 1905 – Jul 15, 1917 · 12 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt

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