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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

38 sitting judgesConfirmed from the official record

22 in active service and 16 in senior status. Newest commission first.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Sitting judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
JudgeAppointed bySenate voteCommissioned
April Michelle PerryJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden51 to 44
Georgia Nick AlexakisJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden54 to 44
Sunil Ramesh HarjaniJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden53 to 46
Jeffrey Irvine CummingsJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden50 to 45
Jeremy Christen DanielJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden56 to 40
LaShonda Annette HuntJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden56 to 41
Lindsay Clayton JenkinsJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden59 to 40
Iain David JohnstonJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump77 to 14
Franklin Ulyses ValderramaJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump68 to 28
John Fitzgerald KnessJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump81 to 12
Steven Charles SeegerJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump90 to 1
Mary Margaret RowlandJudge. ActiveDonald J. TrumpVoice vote
Martha Maria PacoldJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump87 to 3
Jorge Luis AlonsoJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
John Robert BlakeyJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Manish Suresh ShahJudge. ActiveBarack Obama95 to 0
Andrea Robin WoodJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Sara Lee EllisJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Thomas Michael DurkinJudge. Senior status since December 26, 2023Barack ObamaVoice vote
John Joseph Tharp, Jr.Judge. Senior status since September 30, 2026Barack Obama86 to 1
Edmond E-Min ChangJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Sharon Johnson ColemanJudge. ActiveBarack Obama86 to 0
Robert Michael Dow, Jr.Judge. ActiveGeorge W. Bush86 to 0
Frederick J. KapalaJudge. Senior status since May 10, 2019George W. Bush91 to 0
Virginia Mary KendallJudge. ActiveGeorge W. BushVoice vote
Joan Humphrey LefkowJudge. Senior status since September 1, 2012William J. ClintonVoice vote
Ronald A. GuzmanJudge. Senior status since November 16, 2014William J. ClintonVoice vote
Matthew F. KennellyJudge. Senior status since October 7, 2021William J. ClintonVoice vote
Rebecca R. PallmeyerJudge. Senior status since August 1, 2024William J. ClintonVoice vote
Joan B. GottschallJudge. Senior status since April 23, 2012William J. ClintonVoice vote
Elaine E. BuckloJudge. Senior status since October 31, 2009William J. ClintonVoice vote
Robert William GettlemanJudge. Senior status since May 5, 2009William J. ClintonVoice vote
Philip Godfrey ReinhardJudge. Senior status since January 12, 2007George H.W. BushVoice vote
George Michael MarovichJudge. Senior status since January 2, 2000Ronald ReaganVoice vote
Suzanne B. ConlonJudge. Senior status since April 17, 2004Ronald ReaganVoice vote
Charles Ronald Norgle, Sr.Judge. Senior status since October 4, 2022Ronald ReaganVoice vote
Charles Petros KocorasJudge. Senior status since June 30, 2006Jimmy CarterVoice vote
Marvin E. AspenJudge. Senior status since July 1, 2002Jimmy CarterVoice vote
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