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U.S. District Courts for for the Districts of Illinois: Judges of all Districts
Number of judges: 151
Pope, Nathaniel (1819-1850)
Drummond, Thomas (1850-1869)
Treat, Samuel Hubbel, Jr. (1855-1887)
Blodgett, Henry Williams (1870-1892)
Allen, William Joshua (1887-1901)
Grosscup, Peter Stenger (1892-1899)
Kohlsaat, Christian Cecil (1899-1905)
Humphrey, J. Otis (1901-1918)
Wright, Francis Marion (1905-1917)
Bethea, Solomon Hicks (1905-1909)
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain (1905-1922)
Carpenter, George Albert (1910-1933)
English, George Washington (1918-1926)
FitzHenry, Louis (1918-1933)
Wilkerson, James Herbert (1922-1948)
Lindley, Walter C. (1922-1949)
Cliffe, Adam C. (1922-1928)
Wham, Fred Louis (1927-1967)
Woodward, Charles Edgar (1929-1942)
Barnes, John Peter (1931-1958)
Briggle, Charles Guy (1932-1972)
Johnson, George E. Q. (1932-1933)
Major, James Earl (1933-1937)
Holly, William Harrison (1933-1958)
Sullivan, Philip Leo (1933-1960)
Adair, J[ackson] Leroy (1937-1956)
Igoe, Michael Lambert (1938-1967)
Campbell, William Joseph (1940-1988)
LaBuy, Walter J. (1944-1967)
Shaw, Elwyn Riley (1944-1950)
Platt, Casper (1949-1965)
Perry, Joseph Samuel (1951-1984)
Hoffman, Julius Jennings (1953-1983)
Knoch, Winfred George (1953-1958)
Mercer, Frederick Olen (1956-1966)
Juergens, William George (1956-1988)
Miner, Julius Howard (1958-1963)
Poos, Omer (1958-1976)
Robson, Edwin Albert (1958-1986)
Austin, Richard Bevan (1961-1977)
Parsons, James Benton (1961-1993)
Will, Hubert Louis (1961-1995)
Decker, Bernard Martin (1962-1993)
Marovitz, Abraham Lincoln (1963-2001)
Lynch, William Joseph (1966-1976)
Wise, Henry Seiler (1966-1982)
Napoli, Alexander J. (1966-1972)
Morgan, Robert Dale (1967-2002)
McGarr, Frank James (1970-1988)
McMillen, Thomas Roberts (1971-1985)
Bauer, William Joseph (1971-1975)
McLaren, Richard Wellington (1972-1976)
Tone, Philip Willis (1972-1974)
Foreman, James L. (1972-2012)
Marshall, Prentice Henry (1973-1996)
Wood, Harlington, Jr. (1973-1976)
Flaum, Joel Martin (1974-1983)
Kirkland, Alfred Younges, Sr. (1974-2004)
Grady, John Francis (1975-2019)
Leighton, George Neves (1976-1987)
Crowley, John Powers (1976-1981)
Ackerman, James Waldo (1976-1984)
Bua, Nicholas John (1977-1991)
Roszkowski, Stanley Julian (1977-1998)
Baker, Harold Albert (1978-2022)
Aspen, Marvin E. (1979-present)
Moran, James Byron (1979-2009)
Beatty, William Louis (1979-2001)
Shadur, Milton Irving (1980-2018)
Getzendanner, Susan Christine O'Meara (1980-1987)
Kocoras, Charles Petros (1980-present)
Hart, William Thomas (1982-2023)
Nordberg, John Albert (1982-2021)
Mihm, Michael Martin (1982-present)
Plunkett, Paul Edward (1982-2018)
Rovner, Ilana Kara Diamond (1984-1992)
Norgle, Charles Ronald, Sr. (1984-present)
Holderman, James F. (1985-2015)
Williams, Ann Claire (1985-1999)
Mills, Richard Henry (1985-2023)
Duff, Brian Barnett (1985-2016)
Leinenweber, Harry Daniel (1985-2024)
Stiehl, William Donald (1986-2016)
Zagel, James Block (1987-2023)
Alesia, James Henry (1987-2003)
Conlon, Suzanne B. (1988-present)
Marovich, George Michael (1988-present)
Lindberg, George Wakem (1989-2019)
Andersen, Wayne R. (1991-2010)
McDade, Joe Billy (1991-present)
Reinhard, Philip Godfrey (1992-present)
Gilbert, John Phil (1992-present)
Castillo, Rubén (1994-2019)
Manning, Blanche M. (1994-2020)
Coar, David H. (1994-2010)
Riley, Paul E. (1994-2001)
Bucklo, Elaine E. (1994-present)
Gettleman, Robert William (1994-present)
Gottschall, Joan B. (1996-present)
McCuskey, Michael Patrick (1998-2014)
Murphy, G. Patrick (1998-2013)
Scott, Jeanne E. (1998-2010)
Pallmeyer, Rebecca R. (1998-present)
Herndon, David R. (1998-2019)
Hibbler, William J. (1999-2012)
Kennelly, Matthew F. (1999-present)
Guzman, Ronald A. (1999-present)
Lefkow, Joan Humphrey (2000-present)
Darrah, John W. (2000-2017)
Reagan, Michael Joseph (2000-2019)
St. Eve, Amy Joan (2002-2018)
Der-Yeghiayan, Samuel (2003-2018)
Filip, Mark R. (2004-2008)
Kendall, Virginia Mary (2006-present)
Kapala, Frederick J. (2007-present)
Dow, Robert Michael, Jr. (2007-present)
Feinerman, Gary (2010-2022)
Coleman, Sharon Johnson (2010-present)
Chang, Edmond E-Min (2010-present)
Shadid, James Edward (2011-2025)
Myerscough, Sue Ellen (2011-present)
Darrow, Sara Lynn (2011-present)
Lee, John Zihun (2012-2022)
Tharp, John Joseph, Jr. (2012-present)
Durkin, Thomas Michael (2012-present)
Bruce, Colin Stirling (2013-present)
Ellis, Sara Lee (2013-present)
Wood, Andrea Robin (2013-present)
Shah, Manish Suresh (2014-present)
Rosenstengel, Nancy Jo (2014-present)
Yandle, Staci Michelle (2014-present)
Alonso, Jorge Luis (2014-present)
Blakey, John Robert (2014-present)
Pacold, Martha Maria (2019-present)
Rowland, Mary Margaret (2019-present)
Seeger, Steven Charles (2019-present)
Kness, John Fitzgerald (2020-present)
McGlynn, Stephen Patrick (2020-present)
Valderrama, Franklin Ulyses (2020-present)
Johnston, Iain David (2020-present)
Dugan, David Wayne (2020-present)
Maldonado, Nancy Lee (2022-2024)
Jenkins, Lindsay Clayton (2023-present)
Lawless, Colleen Rae (2023-present)
Hunt, LaShonda Annette (2023-present)
Daniel, Jeremy Christen (2023-present)
Cummings, Jeffrey Irvine (2023-present)
Harjani, Sunil Ramesh (2024-present)
Alexakis, Georgia Nick (2024-present)
Hawley, Jonathan Eugene (2024-present)
Perry, April Michelle (2024-present)