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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Illinois: Chief Judges
Northern District of Illinois
Number of chief judges: 14 Barnes, John Peter (1948-1957)
Sullivan, Philip Leo (1957-1959)
Campbell, William Joseph (1959-1970)
Robson, Edwin Albert (1970-1975)
Parsons, James Benton (1975-1981)
McGarr, Frank James (1981-1986)
Grady, John Francis (1986-1990)
Moran, James Byron (1990-1995)
Aspen, Marvin E. (1995-2002)
Kocoras, Charles Petros (2002-2006)
Holderman, James F. (2006-2013)
Castillo, Rubén (2013-2019)
Pallmeyer, Rebecca R. (2019-2024)
Kendall, Virginia Mary (2024-present)
Southern District of Illinois
Number of chief judges: 11 Briggle, Charles Guy (1948-1958)
Mercer, Frederick Olen (1958-1966)
Poos, Omer (1966-1972)
Morgan, Robert Dale (1972-1979)
Foreman, James L. (1979-1992)
Stiehl, William Donald (1992-1993)
Gilbert, John Phil (1993-2000)
Murphy, G. Patrick (2000-2007)
Herndon, David R. (2007-2014)
Reagan, Michael Joseph (2014-2019)
Rosenstengel, Nancy Jo (2019-present)
Eastern District of Illinois
Number of chief judges: 5 Wham, Fred Louis (1949-1956)
Platt, Casper (1956-1965)
Juergens, William George (1965-1972)
Wise, Henry Seiler (1972-1978)
Foreman, James L. (1978-1979)
Central District of Illinois
Number of chief judges: 8 Morgan, Robert Dale (1979-1982)
Ackerman, James Waldo (1982-1984)
Baker, Harold Albert (1984-1991)
Mihm, Michael Martin (1991-1998)
McDade, Joe Billy (1998-2004)
McCuskey, Michael Patrick (2004-2012)
Shadid, James Edward (2012-2019)
Darrow, Sara Lynn (2019-present)