History / Courts

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

25 judges have served since Mar 3, 1855. Now: David Wayne Dugan RStephen Patrick McGlynn RStaci Michelle Yandle DNancy Jo Rosenstengel D.

Judges
25
13 D · 10 R · 2 N(
Longest tenure
32 years
Samuel Hubbel Treat, Jr.
Current
6.1 years
David Wayne Dugan, since Sep 23, 2020
history/court/district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-illinoisEvery holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020Samuel Hubbel Treat, Jr. · 1855-03-03 – 1887-03-27 · DemocratWilliam Joshua Allen · 1888-01-19 – 1901-01-26 · DemocratJ. Otis Humphrey · 1901-03-08 – 1918-06-14 · RepublicanLouis FitzHenry · 1918-07-06 – 1933-10-03 · DemocratJames Earl Major · 1934-01-26 – 1937-04-06 · DemocratJ[ackson] Leroy Adair · 1937-04-27 – 1956-01-19 · DemocratFrederick Olen Mercer · 1956-06-19 – 1966-04-03 · RepublicanRobert Dale Morgan · 1967-06-12 – 1979-03-31 · DemocratWilliam George Juergens · 1979-03-31 – 1988-12-07 · None (reassignment)John Phil Gilbert · 1992-09-24 – 2014-03-15 · RepublicanNancy Jo Rosenstengel · 2014-05-12 – present · DemocratCharles Guy Briggle · 1932-01-25 – 1958-08-01 · RepublicanOmer Poos · 1958-08-21 – 1973-08-31 · RepublicanJames Waldo Ackerman · 1976-07-02 – 1979-03-31 · RepublicanJames L. Foreman · 1979-03-31 – 1992-06-01 · None (reassignment)Paul E. Riley · 1994-10-07 – 2001-10-11 · DemocratStaci Michelle Yandle · 2014-06-19 – present · DemocratHarlington Wood, Jr. · 1973-07-18 – 1976-05-28 · RepublicanWilliam Louis Beatty · 1979-10-05 – 1992-11-09 · DemocratG. Patrick Murphy · 1998-04-03 – 2013-12-01 · DemocratStephen Patrick McGlynn · 2020-09-18 – present · RepublicanWilliam Donald Stiehl · 1986-06-16 – 1996-11-30 · RepublicanDavid R. Herndon · 1998-10-22 – 2019-01-07 · DemocratDavid Wayne Dugan · 2020-09-23 – present · RepublicanMichael Joseph Reagan · 2000-10-13 – 2019-03-31 · Democrat
David Wayne Dugan R
Sep 23, 2020 – present · 6.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 55–41
Stephen Patrick McGlynn R
Sep 18, 2020 – present · 6.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 55–41
Staci Michelle Yandle D
Jun 19, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 52–44
Nancy Jo Rosenstengel D
May 12, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 95–0
Michael Joseph Reagan D
Oct 13, 2000 – Mar 31, 2019 · 18 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
David R. Herndon D
Oct 22, 1998 – Jan 7, 2019 · 20 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
G. Patrick Murphy D
Apr 3, 1998 – Dec 1, 2013 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · confirmed 98–1
Paul E. Riley D
Oct 7, 1994 – Oct 11, 2001 · 7 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
John Phil Gilbert R
Sep 24, 1992 – Mar 15, 2014 · 21 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Mar 15, 2014
William Donald Stiehl R
Jun 16, 1986 – Nov 30, 1996 · 10 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 30, 1996
William Louis Beatty D
Oct 5, 1979 – Nov 9, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Nov 9, 1992
William George Juergens N(
Mar 31, 1979 – Dec 7, 1988 · 9.7 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
James L. Foreman N(
Mar 31, 1979 – Jun 1, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jun 1, 1992
James Waldo Ackerman R
Jul 2, 1976 – Mar 31, 1979 · 2.7 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
Harlington Wood, Jr. R
Jul 18, 1973 – May 28, 1976 · 2.9 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Robert Dale Morgan D
Jun 12, 1967 – Mar 31, 1979 · 12 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Omer Poos R
Aug 21, 1958 – Aug 31, 1973 · 15 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Aug 31, 1973
Frederick Olen Mercer R
Jun 19, 1956 – Apr 3, 1966 · 9.8 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
J[ackson] Leroy Adair D
Apr 27, 1937 – Jan 19, 1956 · 19 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
James Earl Major D
Jan 26, 1934 – Apr 6, 1937 · 3.2 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles Guy Briggle R
Jan 25, 1932 – Aug 1, 1958 · 27 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status Aug 1, 1958
Louis FitzHenry D
Jul 6, 1918 – Oct 3, 1933 · 15 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
J. Otis Humphrey R
Mar 8, 1901 – Jun 14, 1918 · 17 years · appointed by William McKinley
William Joshua Allen D
Jan 19, 1888 – Jan 26, 1901 · 13 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Samuel Hubbel Treat, Jr. D
Mar 3, 1855 – Mar 27, 1887 · 32 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce

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