Joe McDade
| Joe McDade | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 11/25/1991 - 2/28/2010 |
| Chief: | 1998 - 2004 |
| Senior: | 2/28/2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by: | Sara Lynn Darrow |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1937 |
| Home State: | Bellville, TX |
| Undergraduate: | Bradley U., B.S., 1959 |
| Law School: | U. of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1963 |
| Grad. School: | Bradley U., M.S., 1960 |
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Joe Billy McDade is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. McDade assumed senior status on March 1, 2010. [1]
Early life and education
Born in Bellville, Texas, McDade received his Bachelor's of Science degree from Bradley University in 1959 and also his Master's of Science degree in 1960. McDade graduated from the University of Michigan Law School with a Juris Doctor degree in 1963.[2]
Professional career
McDade was a Staff Attorney for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in Chicago, Illinois from 1963 to 1965. McDade served as an Executive Trainee for the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Peoria, Illinois briefly in 1965, before becoming Executive Director of the Greater Peoria Legal Aid Society from 1965 to 1968. McDade was a private practice attorney in Peoria, Illinois until 1982. McDade served as an Associate Circuit Court Judge in the Illinois Tenth Judicial Circuit Court until 1988, when he was elected to Circuit Court Judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois where he served until 1991. [2]
Judicial career
Central District of Illinois
On the recommendation of Congressman Henry Hyde, McDade was nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois by President George H.W. Bush on September 11, 1991 to a new judgeship created by 104 Stat. 5089, which was approved by Congress. McDade was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 1991, on a Senate vote and received commission on November 25, 1991. McDade served as the Court's Chief Judge from 1998-2004. He assumed senior status on March 1, 2010. [2][3]
Camera scandal
A notable case on this page needs to be updated.
Judge McDade faces the possibility of being charged with violations of the federal judicial code of conduct over allowing cameras in the courtroom. The case involved is one in which the Champaign, Illinois School District was facing a settlement extension on racial achievement gaps. On September 15, 2009, Judge McDade allowed the media to bring television, audio equipment, and a still camera into the courtroom to document a case that he felt should reach as wide an audience as possible. Judge McDade later apologized for his actions and Chief Judge of the Seventh Circuit, Frank Easterbrook, took no action. However, three other chief judges in the Seventh Circuit are pressing for the Seventh Circuit Judicial Council to investigate McDade on violations of the code of judicial conduct. [4]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ The News-Gazette "Federal judge McDade to take senior status", January 29, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judge McDade Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ "THOMAS" Joe B. McDade USDC, CDIL confirmation: PN582-102
- ↑ "Chicago Tribune" Federal judge apologizes for allowing cameras in courtroom, October 6, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Central District of Illinois 1991–2010 Seat #4T |
Succeeded by: Sara Lynn Darrow |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: James E. Shadid • Sue Myerscough • Michael McCuskey • Sara Lynn Darrow | ||
| Senior judges |
Michael Mihm • Richard Mills • Joe McDade • Harold Baker • | ||
| Magistrate judges | David Bernthal • John Gorman • Byron Cudmore • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Robert Morgan • Henry Wise • Jeanne Scott • James Ackerman • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Michael Mihm • Joe McDade • Harold Baker • Robert Morgan • James Ackerman • | ||
- Notable case article with tense issues
- Central District of Illinois, Seat 4T
- Judge on senior status, Central District of Illinois
- Former chief judge, Central District of Illinois
- Former Illinois circuit court judges
- U. of Michigan Law Alumni
- Appointed by George H.W. Bush
- Confirmed 1991
- Bradley U. Alumni
- Senior federal judge
