Sue Myerscough
| Sue Myerscough | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 3/14/2011 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Jeanne Scott |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1951 |
| Home State: | Springfield, IL |
| Bachelors: | Southern Illinois U., B.A., 1973 |
| Law School: | Southern Illinois U. School of Law, J.D., 1980 |
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Sue E. Myerscough is a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. She joined the court in 2011 after an appointment by Barack Obama. Prior to this post, she was an appellate judge on the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court, a position she was elected to in 1998.[1] She was retained in 2008 to a term ending that would have ended on November 30, 2018.[2][3]
Early life and education
Judge Myerscough was born on October 22, 1951 in Springfield, IL. She graduated from Southern Illinois University with a B.A. degree in 1973 and with a J.D. degree from the SIU Law School in 1980.[1]
Professional career
Judge Myerscough began her career as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Harold A. Baker. She worked as a private practice lawyer until 1987, when she was appointed associate judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit Court. She became a Circuit Judge in 1990 and the Chief Judge of this court in 1994. She then joined the Appellate Court in 1998.[1]
Judicial career
Central District of Illinois
In February of 2010 Senator Dick Durbin recommended Myerscough to President Obama for a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. [4] On June 17, 2010 Obama nominated Myerscough to fill the seat vacated by Joe McDade. [5]
Myerscough was unanimously rated "Qualified" by the American Bar Association. Myerscough's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was on September 15, 2010 and you can find her Hearing Transcript here. [6] She was moved out of committee on a voice vote on December 1, 2010. [7] [8]
Myerscough's nomination was returned to the President at the end of the 111th congress. President Obama resubmitted the nomination on January 5, 2011. Myerscough was confirmed to her position by the U.S. Senate on March 7, 2011 by an 89-0 vote. [9]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Judge Myerscough
- ↑ 2008 Election Results: Retain Myerscough
- ↑ Judge Myerscough's biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ The State Journal Register "Myerscough, three others recommended for federal judgeships", February 26, 2010
- ↑ White House Press Release "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate", June 17, 2010
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, September 15, 2010
- ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting, December 1, 2010
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, District Court Nominees
- ↑ 212th Congress confirmation materials
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Jeanne Scott |
Central District of Illinois 2011–Current Seat #3T |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: James E. Shadid • Sue Myerscough • Michael McCuskey • Sara Lynn Darrow | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| 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 • | ||
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| First District |
Margaret Stanton McBride • Joseph Gordon • Rodolfo Garcia • Robert E. Gordon • Shelvin Louise Marie Hall • Thomas Hoffman • Themis Karnezis • Joy Cunningham • Patrick Quinn • P. Scott Neville • James Fitzgerald Smith • Maureen Connors • Sheldon Harris • Stuart Palmer • James Epstein • Aurelia Marie Pucinski • Mary Katherine Rochford • Daniel James Pierce • Bertina E. Lampkin • Terrence J. Lavin • Nathaniel R. Howse • Jesse G. Reyes • Mathias W. Delort • William H. Taylor II • John B. Simon • | ||
| Second District | John Bowman • Kathryn Zenoff • Susan Hutchinson • Robert McLaren • Michael J. Burke • Donald Hudson • Mary Seminara-Schostok • Ann B. Jorgensen • Mary Schostok • Joseph Birkett • | ||
| Third District |
Robert L. Carter • William Holdridge • Tom Lytton • Mary McDade • Mary O'Brien • Daniel Schmidt • Vicki Wright • | ||
| Fourth District |
Thomas Appleton • Robert Cook • James Knecht • Robert Steigmann • John W. Turner • Lisa Holder White • Thomas M. Harris Jr. • Carol Pope • | ||
| Fifth District |
Melissa Chapman • James Wexstten • Richard Goldenhersh • Thomas Welch • Stephen Spomer • Bruce Stewart • Judy Cates • | ||
