United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties:

Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson.

The district was created in 1979 as part of legislation approved by Congress. It has jurisdiction over the eastern suburbs of St. Louis and the city of Carbondale. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals based in Downtown Chicago at the Everett M. Dirksen Federal Courthouse and Building.

Judges

Article III judges

See: Article III federal judge

• Chief Judge David Herndon East St. Louis
• John Gilbert Benton
• Patrick G. Murphy East St. Louis
• Michael Joseph Reagan East St. Louis

• Nominated by George H.W. Bush: John Gilbert
• Nominated by Bill Clinton: David Herndon, Patrick G. Murphy, Michael Reagan

Senior judges

• James Foreman
• William Stiehl East St. Louis

Magistrate judges

• Philip Frazier Benton
• Clifford Proud East St. Louis
• Donald Wilkerson East St. Louis

External links

• Official Website of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• Official Website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois
• Judges of the Southern District of Illinois
• Opinions of the Southern District of Illinois

References

Portions of this article have been copied from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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	v • d • e Federal judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Active judges	Herdon • Gilbert • Murphy • Reagan
Senior judges	Stiehl • Foreman
Magistrate judges	Frazier • Proud • Wilkerson
Former judges	Ackerman • Adair • Allen • Beatty • Briggle • FitzHenry • Humphrey • Juergens • Major • Mercer • Morgan • Poos • Riley • Treat • Wood