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Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
Virginia Mary Kendall (born January 25, 1962) is an American attorney and jurist serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. President George W. Bush appointed her to the bench on January 3, 2006.
On November 7, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Rosenstengel to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, [1] to the seat that was vacated by Judge G. Patrick Murphy, who would assumeme senior status on December 1, 2013. [3]
Sara Lynn Darrow (née Frizzell; born July 29, 1970) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.She was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, where she was chief of the violent crimes section.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; In office March 12, 2012 – March 12, 2019: Preceded by: Michael P. McCuskey: Succeeded by: Sara Darrow: Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; In office March 10, 2011 – September 27, 2024: Appointed by: Barack ...
Robert Michael Dow Jr. (born 1965) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and concurrently serves as counselor to Chief Justice John Roberts.
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. [4] [5] The act established a single office for a judge to preside over the court.
The following is a list of all current judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including four territories and the District of Columbia .