United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
(N.D. Ill.)
Map
Map of the changing boundaries of the Districts of Illinois
Map of the changing boundaries of the Districts of Illinois
Appeals to Seventh Circuit
Established February 13, 1855
Judges assigned 22
Chief judge James F. Holderman
Official site
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 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.

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[edit] History

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:

“ 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.

[edit] Current Judges

  • As of March 9, 2008, a vacancy exists in the Northern District of Illinois due to the resignation of Judge Mark Filip. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
  • As of May 5, 2009, a second vacancy exists in the district due to the decision of Judge Robert William Gettleman to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
  • As of August 12, 2009, a third vacancy exists in the district due to the decision of Judge David H. Coar to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
  • As of October 31, 2009, a fourth vacancy exists in the district due to the decision of Judge Elaine E. Bucklo to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
James F. Holderman Ronald Reagan 01985-04-04 April 4, 1985 Incumbent – –
Charles Ronald Norgle, Sr. Ronald Reagan 01984-10-04 October 4, 1984 Incumbent – –
James Zagel Ronald Reagan 01987-04-22 April 22, 1987 Incumbent – –
Wayne R. Andersen George H. W. Bush 01991-11-18 November 18, 1991 Incumbent – –
Ruben Castillo Bill Clinton 01994-05-09 May 9, 1994 Incumbent – –
John W. Darrah Bill Clinton 02000-07-14 July 14, 2000 Incumbent – –
Joan B. Gottschall Bill Clinton 01996-08-01 August 1, 1996 Incumbent – –
Ronald A. Guzman Bill Clinton 01999-11-15 November 15, 1999 Incumbent – –
William J. Hibbler Bill Clinton 01999-04-22 April 22, 1999 Incumbent – –
Matthew F. Kennelly Bill Clinton 01999-04-22 April 22, 1999 Incumbent – –
Joan Lefkow Bill Clinton 02000-07-11 July 11, 2000 Incumbent – –
Blanche M. Manning Bill Clinton 01994-08-10 August 10, 1994 Incumbent – –
Rebecca R. Pallmeyer Bill Clinton 01998-10-22 October 22, 1998 Incumbent – –
Samuel Der-Yeghiayan George W. Bush 02003-07-15 July 15, 2003 Incumbent – –
Robert Michael Dow Jr. George W. Bush 02007-12-05 December 5, 2007 Incumbent – –
Frederick J. Kapala George W. Bush 02007-05-10 May 10, 2007 Incumbent – –
Virginia Mary Kendall George W. Bush 02006-01-03 January 3, 2006 Incumbent – –
Amy J. St. Eve George W. Bush 02002-08-02 August 2, 2002 Incumbent – –
(Seat Vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a)
(Seat Vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a)
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(Seat Vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a)
John Francis Grady Gerald Ford 01975-11-21 November 21, 1975 01994-05-23 May 23, 1994 Incumbent –
Marvin E. Aspen Jimmy Carter 01979-07-24 July 24, 1979 02002-07-01 July 1, 2002 Incumbent –
Charles Petros Kocoras Jimmy Carter 01980-09-30 September 30, 1980 02006-06-30 June 30, 2006 Incumbent –
Milton Irving Shadur Jimmy Carter 01980-05-23 May 23, 1980 01992-06-25 June 25, 1992 Incumbent –
Suzanne B. Conlon Ronald Reagan 01988-02-22 February 22, 1988 02004-04-17 April 17, 2004 Incumbent –
Brian Barnett Duff Ronald Reagan 01985-10-17 October 17, 1985 01996-10-30 October 30, 1996 Incumbent –
William Thomas Hart Ronald Reagan 01982-04-21 April 21, 1982 01996-06-01 June 1, 1996 Incumbent –
Harry Daniel Leinenweber Ronald Reagan 01985-12-17 December 17, 1985 02002-06-03 June 3, 2002 Incumbent –
George Michael Marovich Ronald Reagan 01988-04-01 April 1, 1988 02000-01-02 January 2, 2000 Incumbent –
John Albert Nordberg Ronald Reagan 01982-04-21 April 21, 1982 01994-06-18 June 18, 1994 Incumbent –
Paul Edward Plunkett Ronald Reagan 01982-12-10 December 10, 1982 01998-07-10 July 10, 1998 Incumbent –
George Wakem Lindberg George H. W. Bush 01989-11-06 November 6, 1989 02001-06-21 June 21, 2001 Incumbent –
Philip Godfrey Reinhard George H. W. Bush 01992-02-10 February 10, 1992 02007-01-12 January 12, 2007 Incumbent –
David H. Coar Bill Clinton 01994-10-07 October 7, 1994 02009-08-12 August 12, 2009 Incumbent –
Robert William Gettleman Bill Clinton 01994-10-11 October 11, 1994 02009-05-05 May 5, 2009 Incumbent –
Elaine E. Bucklo Bill Clinton 01994-10-11 October 11, 1994 02009-10-31 October 31, 2009 Incumbent –

[edit] Former Judges

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Thomas Drummond Zachary Taylor 01850-02-19 February 19, 1850 01869-12-22 December 22, 1869 – reappointment
Henry Williams Blodgett Ulysses S. Grant 01870-01-11 January 11, 1870 01892-12-05 December 5, 1892 – retirement
Peter Stenger Grosscup Benjamin Harrison 01892-12-20 December 20, 1892 01899-02-01 February 1, 1899 – reappointment
Christian Cecil Kohlsaat William McKinley 01899-02-28 February 28, 1899 01905-03-24 March 24, 1905 – reappointment
Solomon Hicks Bethea Theodore Roosevelt 01905-03-18 March 18, 1905 01909-08-03 August 3, 1909 – death
Kenesaw Mountain Landis Theodore Roosevelt 01905-03-18 March 18, 1905 01922-02-28 February 28, 1922 – resignation
George Albert Carpenter William Howard Taft 01910-01-11 January 11, 1910 01933-06-30 June 30, 1933 – resignation
Adam C. Cliffe Warren G. Harding 01922-12-22 December 22, 1922 01928-06-12 June 12, 1928 – death
James Herbert Wilkerson Warren G. Harding 01922-07-18 July 18, 1922 01940-12-31 December 31, 1940 01948-09-30 September 30, 1948 death
Charles Edgar Woodward Calvin Coolidge 01929-03-02 March 2, 1929 01942-05-15 May 15, 1942 – death
John Peter Barnes Herbert Hoover 01931-03-04 March 4, 1931 01957-09-15 September 15, 1957 01958-12-31 December 31, 1958 resignation
George E. Q. Johnson Herbert Hoover 01932-08-03 August 3, 1932[3] 01933-03-03 March 3, 1933 – not confirmed
William Joseph Campbell Franklin D. Roosevelt 01940-10-10 October 10, 1940 01970-03-19 March 19, 1970 01988-10-19 October 19, 1988 death
William Harrison Holly Franklin D. Roosevelt 01933-11-08 November 8, 1933[4] 01943-12-31 December 31, 1943 01958-01-30 January 30, 1958 death
Michael L. Igoe Franklin D. Roosevelt 01938-11-21 November 21, 1938[5] 01965-08-31 August 31, 1965 01967-08-21 August 21, 1967 death
Walter J. LaBuy Franklin D. Roosevelt 01944-03-31 March 31, 1944 01961-01-31 January 31, 1961 01967-09-29 September 29, 1967 death
Elwyn Riley Shaw Franklin D. Roosevelt 01944-05-09 May 9, 1944 01950-07-18 July 18, 1950 – death
Philip Leo Sullivan Franklin D. Roosevelt 01933-11-08 November 8, 1933[4] 01960-06-12 June 12, 1960 – death
Joseph Sam Perry Harry S. Truman 01951-08-22 August 22, 1951 01971-11-29 November 29, 1971 01984-02-18 February 18, 1984 death
Julius Hoffman Dwight D. Eisenhower 01953-05-14 May 14, 1953 01972-02-03 February 3, 1972 01983-07-01 July 1, 1983 death
Winfred George Knoch Dwight D. Eisenhower 01953-05-14 May 14, 1953 01958-09-14 September 14, 1958 – reappointment
Julius Howard Miner Dwight D. Eisenhower 01958-02-27 February 27, 1958 01963-03-13 March 13, 1963 – death
Edwin Albert Robson Dwight D. Eisenhower 01958-09-29 September 29, 1958[6] 01975-04-16 April 16, 1975 01986-10-21 October 21, 1986 death
Richard Bevan Austin John F. Kennedy 01961-08-15 August 15, 1961 01975-10-10 October 10, 1975 01977-02-07 February 7, 1977 death
Bernard Martin Decker John F. Kennedy 01962-12-12 December 12, 1962[7] 01980-04-02 April 2, 1980 01993-11-03 November 3, 1993 death
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz John F. Kennedy 01963-10-02 October 2, 1963 01975-08-10 August 10, 1975 02001-03-17 March 17, 2001 death
James Benton Parsons John F. Kennedy 01961-08-30 August 30, 1961 01981-08-30 August 30, 1981 01993-06-19 June 19, 1993 death
Hubert Louis Will John F. Kennedy 01961-09-22 September 22, 1961 01979-04-23 April 23, 1979 01995-12-09 December 9, 1995 death
William Joseph Lynch Lyndon B. Johnson 01966-03-07 March 7, 1966 01976-08-09 August 9, 1976 – death
Alexander J. Napoli Lyndon B. Johnson 01966-09-21 September 21, 1966 01972-07-12 July 12, 1972 – death
William Joseph Bauer Richard Nixon 01971-11-10 November 10, 1971 01975-01-03 January 3, 1975 – reappointment
Prentice Marshall Richard Nixon 01973-07-18 July 18, 1973 01988-10-19 October 19, 1988 01996-04-15 April 15, 1996 retirement
Frank James McGarr Richard Nixon 01970-10-14 October 14, 1970 01986-06-30 June 30, 1986 01988-01-15 January 15, 1988 retirement
Richard Wellington McLaren Richard Nixon 01972-01-26 January 26, 1972 01976-02-25 February 25, 1976 – death
Thomas Roberts McMillen Richard Nixon 01971-04-23 April 23, 1971 01984-12-31 December 31, 1984 01985-09-08 September 8, 1985 retirement
Philip Willis Tone Richard Nixon 01972-01-26 January 26, 1972 01974-05-17 May 17, 1974 – reappointment
John Powers Crowley Gerald Ford 01976-06-16 June 16, 1976 01981-06-30 June 30, 1981 – resignation
Joel Martin Flaum Gerald Ford 01974-12-20 December 20, 1974 01983-06-01 June 1, 1983 – reappointment
Alfred Younges Kirkland, Sr. Gerald Ford 01974-12-21 December 21, 1974 01979-04-30 April 30, 1979 02004-03-19 March 19, 2004 death
George Neves Leighton Gerald Ford 01976-02-04 February 4, 1976 01987-12-01 December 1, 1987 – retirement
Nicholas John Bua Jimmy Carter 01977-10-11 October 11, 1977 01991-11-04 November 4, 1991 – retirement
Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner Jimmy Carter 01980-09-30 September 30, 1980 01987-09-30 September 30, 1987 – resignation
Stanley Julian Roszkowski Jimmy Carter 01977-10-11 October 11, 1977 01991-01-09 January 9, 1991 01998-01-31 January 31, 1998 retirement
James Byron Moran Jimmy Carter 01979-07-24 July 24, 1979 01995-06-30 June 30, 1995 02009-04-21 April 21, 2009 death
James Henry Alesia Ronald Reagan 01987-05-20 May 20, 1987 01998-02-01 February 1, 1998 02003-07-24 July 24, 2003 death
Ilana Rovner Ronald Reagan 01984-09-12 September 12, 1984 01992-08-17 August 17, 1992 – reappointment
Ann Claire Williams Ronald Reagan 01985-04-04 April 4, 1985 01999-11-17 November 17, 1999 – reappointment
Mark Filip George W. Bush 02004-02-08 February 8, 2004 02008-03-09 March 9, 2008 – resignation

[edit] Magistrate Judges

  • Sidney I. Schenkier (Presiding Magistrate Judge)
  • Martin C. Ashman
  • Geraldine Soat Brown
  • Jeffrey Cole
  • Susan Cox
  • Morton Denlow
  • Arlander Keys
  • P. Michael Mahoney
  • Michael T. Mason
  • Nan R. Nolan
  • Maria Valdez[8]

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. Patrick Fitzgerald has served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois since September 1, 2001.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 393.
  2. ^ a b c d e U.S. District Courts of Illinois, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ List of Northern District Judges

[edit] External links

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