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Hawley, Jonathan Eugene
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on July 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by James Edward Shadid. Confirmed by the Senate on November 13, 2024, and received commission on November 15, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2014-2024; executive magistrate judge, 2023-2024
Education:
University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A., 1992
DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1997
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Michael P. McCuskey, Illinois Appellate Court, Third District, 1997-1998
Law clerk, Hon. Michael P. McCuskey, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 1998
Law clerk, Hon. James D. Heiple, Illinois Supreme Court, 1998-1999
Federal Public Defender's Office, Central District of Illinois, 1999-2014
Research and writing specialist, 1999-2000
Assistant federal public defender, 2000-2003
Chief, Appellate Division, 2000-2010
First assistant federal public defender, 2003-2010
Acting federal public defender, 2010-2011
Chief federal public defender, 2011-2014
Adjunct professor, University of Illinois College of Law, 2013