United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois





































United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
(N.D. Ill.)
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Location
Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
(Chicago)


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  • Rockford

  • Wheaton

  • Freeport



Appeals to Seventh Circuit
Established February 13, 1855
Judges 22
Chief Judge Ruben Castillo
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch Jr.
www.ilnd.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois.


Appeals from the Northern District of Illinois are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).


The court is divided into two geographical divisions:


The eastern division includes Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, and Will counties. Its sessions are held in Chicago and Wheaton.


The western division includes Boone, Carroll, De Kalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. Its sessions are held in Freeport and Rockford.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Current judges


  • 3 Vacancies and pending nominations


  • 4 Former judges


  • 5 Chief judges


  • 6 United States Attorney


  • 7 Succession of seats


  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





History




The Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, one of four locations where the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois holds sessions.


The United States District Court for the District of Illinois was established by a statute passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1819, 3 Stat. 502.[1][2] The act established a single office for a judge to preside over the court. Initially, the court was not within any existing judicial circuit, and appeals from the court were taken directly to the United States Supreme Court. In 1837, Congress created the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, placing it in Chicago, Illinois and giving it jurisdiction over the District of Illinois, 5 Stat. 176.[2]


The Northern District itself was created by a statute passed on February 13, 1855, 10 Stat. 606, which subdivided the District of Illinois into the Northern and the Southern Districts.[2] The boundaries of the District and the seats of the courts were set forth in the statute:


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The counties of Hancock, McDonough, Peoria, Woodford, Livingston, and Iroquois, and all the counties in the said State north of them, shall compose one district, to be called the northern district of Illinois, and courts shall be held for the said district at the city of Chicago; and the residue of the counties of the said State shall compose another district, to be called the southern district of Illinois, and courts shall be held for the same at the city of Springfield.


The district has since been re-organized several times. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois was created on March 3, 1905 by 33 Stat. 992,[2] by splitting counties out of the Northern and Southern Districts. It was later eliminated in a reorganization on October 2, 1978 which replaced it with a Central District, 92 Stat. 883,[2] formed primarily from parts of the Southern District, and returning some counties to the Northern District.


The Illinois Northern District, which contains the entire Chicago metropolitan area, accounts for 1531 of the 1828 public corruption convictions in Illinois between 1976 and 2012, almost 84%, making it the federal district with the most public corruption convictions in the nation between 1976 and 2012.[3]



Current judges






























































































































































































































































































































































































































































#
Title
Judge
Duty station
Born
Term of service
Appointed by
Active

Chief

Senior
65
Chief Judge

Ruben Castillo

Chicago
1954
1994–present
2013–present


Clinton
53
District Judge

Charles Ronald Norgle Sr.

Chicago
1937
1984–present



Reagan
71
District Judge

Rebecca R. Pallmeyer

Chicago
1954
1998–present



Clinton
73
District Judge

Matthew F. Kennelly

Chicago
1956
1999–present



Clinton
80
District Judge

Virginia Mary Kendall

Chicago
1962
2006–present



G.W. Bush
81
District Judge

Frederick J. Kapala

Rockford
1950
2007–present



G.W. Bush
82
District Judge

Robert Michael Dow Jr.

Chicago
1965
2007–present



G.W. Bush
83
District Judge

Gary Feinerman

Chicago
1965
2010–present



Obama
84
District Judge

Sharon Johnson Coleman

Chicago
1960
2010–present



Obama
85
District Judge

Edmond E. Chang

Chicago
1970
2010–present



Obama
86
District Judge

John Z. Lee

Chicago
1968
2012–present



Obama
87
District Judge

John Tharp

Chicago
1960
2012–present



Obama
88
District Judge

Thomas M. Durkin

Chicago
1953
2012–present



Obama
89
District Judge

Sara L. Ellis

Chicago
1969
2013–present



Obama
90
District Judge

Andrea R. Wood

Chicago
1973
2013–present



Obama
91
District Judge

Manish S. Shah

Chicago
1972
2014–present



Obama
92
District Judge

Jorge Luis Alonso

Chicago
1966
2014–present



Obama
93
District Judge

John Robert Blakey

Chicago
1965
2014–present



Obama
94
District Judge

vacant






95
District Judge

vacant






96
District Judge

vacant






97
District Judge

vacant






39
Senior Judge

John Francis Grady

inactive
1929
1975–1994
1986–1990
1994–present

Ford
45
Senior Judge

Marvin E. Aspen

Chicago
1934
1979–2002
1995–2002
2002–present

Carter
47
Senior Judge

Charles P. Kocoras

Chicago
1938
1980–2006
2002–2006
2006–present

Carter
49
Senior Judge

John Albert Nordberg

inactive[4]
1926
1982–1994

1994–present

Reagan
50
Senior Judge

William Thomas Hart

Chicago
1929
1982–1996

1996–present

Reagan
57
Senior Judge

Harry Leinenweber

Chicago
1937
1985–2002

2002–present

Reagan
58
Senior Judge

James Zagel

Chicago
1941
1987–2016

2016–present

Reagan
60
Senior Judge

Suzanne B. Conlon

inactive
1939
1988–2004

2004–present

Reagan
61
Senior Judge

George M. Marovich

inactive
1931
1988–2000

2000–present

Reagan
62
Senior Judge

George Wakem Lindberg

inactive
1932
1989–2001

2001–present

G.H.W. Bush
64
Senior Judge

Philip Godfrey Reinhard

Rockford
1941
1992–2007

2007–present

G.H.W. Bush
66
Senior Judge

Blanche M. Manning

inactive
1934
1994–2010

2010–present

Clinton
68
Senior Judge

Robert Gettleman

Chicago
1943
1994–2009

2009–present

Clinton
69
Senior Judge

Elaine E. Bucklo

Chicago
1944
1994–2009

2009–present

Clinton
70
Senior Judge

Joan B. Gottschall

Chicago
1947
1996–2012

2012–present

Clinton
74
Senior Judge

Ronald A. Guzman

Chicago
1948
1999–2014

2014–present

Clinton
75
Senior Judge

Joan Lefkow

Chicago
1944
2000–2012

2012–present

Clinton


Vacancies and pending nominations


















































Seat
Seat last held by
Vacancy reason
Date of vacancy
Nominee
Date of nomination
13

James Zagel

Senior Status
October 21, 2016

Steven C. Seeger
June 18, 2018
17

John W. Darrah
March 1, 2017

Martha M. Pacold
June 11, 2018
16

Samuel Der-Yeghiayan
Retirement
February 17, 2018




12

Amy J. St. Eve
Elevation
May 25, 2018

Mary M. Rowland
June 18, 2018
23

Frederick J. Kapala

Senior Status
May 10, 2019[5]






Former judges












































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































#
Judge
State
Born–died
Active service

Chief Judge

Senior status
Appointed by
Reason for
termination
1

Thomas Drummond

IL
1809–1890
1855–1869[Note 1]



Taylor
appointment to 7th Cir.
2

Henry Williams Blodgett

IL
1821–1905
1870–1892



Grant
retirement
3

Peter Stenger Grosscup

IL
1852–1921
1892–1899



B. Harrison
appointment to 7th Cir.
4

Christian Cecil Kohlsaat

IL
1844–1918
1899–1905



McKinley
appointment to 7th Cir.
5

Solomon Hicks Bethea

IL
1852–1909
1905–1909



T. Roosevelt
death
6

Kenesaw Mountain Landis

IL
1866–1944
1905–1922



T. Roosevelt
resignation
7

George Albert Carpenter

IL
1867–1944
1910–1933



Taft
resignation
8

James Herbert Wilkerson

IL
1869–1948
1922–1940

1940–1948

Harding
death
9

Adam C. Cliffe

IL
1869–1928
1922–1928



Harding
death
10

Charles Edgar Woodward

IL
1876–1942
1929–1942



Coolidge
death
11

John Peter Barnes

IL
1881–1959
1931–1957
1948–1957
1957–1958

Hoover
resignation
12

George E. Q. Johnson

IL
1874–1949
1932–1933[Note 2]



Hoover
not confirmed
13

William Harrison Holly

IL
1869–1958
1933–1943[Note 3]

1943–1958

F. Roosevelt
death
14

Philip Leo Sullivan

IL
1889–1960
1933–1960[Note 4]
1957–1959


F. Roosevelt
death
15

Michael L. Igoe

IL
1885–1967
1938–1965[Note 5]

1965–1967

F. Roosevelt
death
16

William Joseph Campbell

IL
1905–1988
1940–1970
1959–1970
1970–1988

F. Roosevelt
death
17

Walter J. LaBuy

IL
1888–1967
1944–1961

1961–1967

F. Roosevelt
death
18

Elwyn Riley Shaw

IL
1888–1950
1944–1950



F. Roosevelt
death
19

Joseph Sam Perry

IL
1896–1984
1951–1971

1971–1984

Truman
death
20

Julius Hoffman

IL
1895–1983
1953–1972

1972–1983

Eisenhower
death
21

Winfred George Knoch

IL
1895–1983
1953–1958



Eisenhower
appointment to 7th Cir.
22

Julius Howard Miner

IL
1896–1963
1958–1963



Eisenhower
death
23

Edwin Albert Robson

IL
1905–1986
1958–1975[Note 6]
1970–1975
1975–1986

Eisenhower
death
24

Richard Bevan Austin

IL
1901–1977
1961–1975

1975–1977

Kennedy
death
25

James Benton Parsons

IL
1911–1993
1961–1981
1975–1981
1981–1993

Kennedy
death
26

Hubert Louis Will

IL
1914–1995
1961–1979

1979–1995

Kennedy
death
27

Bernard Martin Decker

IL
1904–1993
1962–1980[Note 7]

1980–1993

Kennedy
death
28

Abraham Lincoln Marovitz

IL
1905–2001
1963–1975

1975–2001

Kennedy
death
29

William Joseph Lynch

IL
1908–1976
1966–1976



L. Johnson
death
30

Alexander J. Napoli

IL
1905–1972
1966–1972



L. Johnson
death
31

Frank James McGarr

IL
1921–2012
1970–1986
1981–1986
1986–1988

Nixon
retirement
32

Thomas Roberts McMillen

IL
1916–2002
1971–1984

1984–1985

Nixon
retirement
33

William Joseph Bauer

IL
1926–present
1971–1975



Nixon
appointment to 7th Cir.
34

Richard Wellington McLaren

IL
1918–1976
1972–1976



Nixon
death
35

Philip Willis Tone

IL
1923–2001
1972–1974



Nixon
appointment to 7th Cir.
36

Prentice Marshall

IL
1926–2004
1973–1988

1988–1996

Nixon
retirement
37

Joel Martin Flaum

IL
1936–present
1974–1983



Ford
appointment to 7th Cir.
38

Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr.

IL
1917–2004
1974–1979

1979–2004

Ford
death
40

George N. Leighton

IL
1912–2018
1976–1986

1986–1987

Ford
retirement
41

John Powers Crowley

IL
1936–1989
1976–1981



Ford
resignation
42

Stanley Julian Roszkowski

IL
1923–2014
1977–1991

1991–1998

Carter
retirement
43

Nicholas John Bua

IL
1925–2002
1977–1991



Carter
retirement
44

James Byron Moran

IL
1930–2009
1979–1995
1990–1995
1995–2009

Carter
death
46

Milton Shadur

IL
1924–2018
1980–1992

1992–2018

Carter
death
48

Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner

IL
1939–present
1980–1987



Carter
resignation
51

Paul Edward Plunkett

IL
1935–2018
1982–1998

1998–2018

Reagan
death
52

Ilana Rovner

IL
1938–present
1984–1992



Reagan
appointment to 7th Cir.
54

James F. Holderman

IL
1946–present
1985–2013
2006–2013
2013–2015

Reagan
retirement
55

Ann Claire Williams

IL
1949–present
1985–1999



Reagan
appointment to 7th Cir.
56

Brian Barnett Duff

IL
1930–2016
1985–1996

1996–2016

Reagan
death
59

James Henry Alesia

IL
1934–2003
1987–1998

1998–2003

Reagan
death
63

Wayne R. Andersen

IL
1945–present
1991–2010



G.H.W. Bush
retirement
67

David Coar

IL
1943–present
1994–2009

2009–2010

Clinton
retirement
72

William J. Hibbler

IL
1946–2012
1999–2012



Clinton
death
76

John W. Darrah

IL
1938–2017
2000–2017

2017

Clinton
death
77

Amy J. St. Eve

IL
1965–present
2002–2018



G.W. Bush
appointment to 7th Cir.
78

Samuel Der-Yeghiayan

IL
1952–present
2003–2018



G.W. Bush
retirement
79

Mark Filip

IL
1966–present
2004–2008



G.W. Bush
resignation




  1. ^ Reassigned from the District of Illinois


  2. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.


  3. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1934, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20, 1934, and received commission on March 1, 1934.


  4. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1934, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20, 1934, and received commission on March 1, 1934.


  5. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1939, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1939, and received commission on March 4, 1939.


  6. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 17, 1959, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29, 1959, and received commission on April 30, 1959.


  7. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1963, and received commission on April 2, 1963.




Chief judges


Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.


When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.



United States Attorney


The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is John R. Lausch Jr. since November 22, 2017.



Succession of seats






























































See also



  • Courts of Illinois

  • List of United States federal courthouses in Illinois

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois



References





  1. ^ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 393.


  2. ^ abcde U.S. District Courts of Illinois, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.


  3. ^ Simpson, Dick; Nowlan, James; Gradel, Thomas J.; Mouritsen Zmuda, Melissa; Sterrett, David; Cantor, Douglas (2012-02-15). "Chicago and Illinois, Leading the Pack in Corruption; Anti-Corruption Report Number 5" (PDF). University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Political Science. Retrieved 2012-02-15..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "United States District Judge John Nordberg Retires After 32 Years of Service" (PDF). United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Retrieved May 2, 2014.


  5. ^ Future Judicial Vacancies




External links



  • Official website

  • United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Official Website

  • Office of Special Counsel, Northern District of Illinois











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