United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

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The Seal of the Southern District of Illinois
The Seal of the Southern District of Illinois

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 C. Dirksen Federal Courthouse and Building.

Judges

District judges

Senior judges

Magistrate judges

External links
The Illinois Project on Judgepedia
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