Stephen P. McGlynn
Stephen P. McGlynn | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois | |
Assumed office September 18, 2020 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Michael Joseph Reagan |
Judge of the 20th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois | |
In office July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2020 | |
Appointed by | Supreme Court of Illinois |
Preceded by | Michael N. Cook |
Succeeded by | vacant |
In office September 2010 – December 2012 | |
Appointed by | Supreme Court of Illinois |
Justice of the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court | |
In office July 2005 – December 2006 | |
Appointed by | Supreme Court of Illinois |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Patrick McGlynn 1962 (age 61–62) East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | University of Dayton (BA) Saint Louis University School of Law (JD) |
Stephen Patrick McGlynn (born 1962)[1][2] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Education
McGlynn earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dayton and his Juris Doctor from the Saint Louis University School of Law.[3]
Legal career
McGlynn was in private practice at McGlynn & McGlynn, Attorneys at Law, in Belleville, Illinois.[4] He has also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois.[3]
State judicial service
He served as a Justice of the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court from 2005 to 2006. From 2013 to 2020, McGlynn served as a Circuit Judge for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit after being appointed by the Supreme Court of Illinois.[5] McGlynn's service as a state court judge ended when he became a federal district judge.
Federal judicial service
On December 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate McGlynn to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.[3] On February 4, 2020, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. President Trump nominated him to the seat vacated by Judge Michael Joseph Reagan, who retired on March 31, 2019.[6] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on June 24, 2020.[7] On July 30, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.[8] On September 16, 2020, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by a vote of a 55–41.[9] He received his judicial commission on September 18, 2020.
References
- ^ Voruganti, Harsh (April 8, 2020). "Judge Stephen McGlynn – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois". The Vetting Room. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Stephen McGlynn
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". The White House. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ https://mcglynnandmcglynn.com/practice/history.html
- ^ "Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Stephen McGlynn as Circuit Judge in 20th Judicial Circuit" (PDF). Supreme Court of Illinois. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Eleven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, February 4, 2020
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 24, 2020
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 30, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Stephen P. McGlynn, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois)" United States Senate, September 16, 2020
External links
- Stephen P. McGlynn at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Stephen P. McGlynn at Ballotpedia
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