James Shadid

James Edward Shadid (born September 27, 1957) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

James Shadid
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office March 12, 2012 – March 12, 2019
Preceded by	Michael P. McCuskey
Succeeded by	Sara Lynn Darrow
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office March 10, 2011
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Michael M. Mihm
Personal details
Born	September 27, 1957 Peoria, Illinois
Education	Bradley University (B.S.) John Marshall Law School (J.D.)

Early life and education

Shadid was born in 1957 in Peoria, Illinois.[1] His father was George Shadid,[2] who eventually became sheriff of Peoria County and Illinois state senator.[3] James Shadid earned a Bachelor of Science from Bradley University in 1979 and his Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School in Chicago in 1983.[4][5]

Law career

Shadid was in private practice from 1983 to 2001, additionally acting as part-time public defender in Peoria County from 1986 to 2001 and a Commissioner of the Illinois Court of Claims from 1996 to 2001.[4] In December 2001, Shadid was appointed to the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois.[6] He was primarily in felony court, with other work in misdemeanor and civil court.[7][5]

Federal judicial service

On May 27, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Shadid to replace Michael Mihm on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.[4][7] On March 7, 2011 he was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 89 ayes to 0 nays[8] and received his commission on March 10, 2011.[5] Shadid became chief judge of the Central District on March 12, 2012; the position is rotated to a different judge in the district every seven years, and Shadid was sworn in by Michael P. McCuskey, who became chief judge in 2004[9] or 2005.[10][11][5] His term as Chief Judge ended on March 12, 2019.

References

1. Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: James Edward Shadid, (June 4, 2010).
2. Zalaznik, David (2011-04-27). "Judge James Shadid sworn in". PJStar.com. Peoria, Illinois. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-03. U. S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., reaches in front of George Shadid Wednesday to shake the hand of Shadid's wife, Lorraine, after their son, newly sworn U. S. District Judge James Shadid, gave most of the credit for his opportunity to his mother.
3. 'Illinois Blue Book 1993–1994, Biographical Sketch of George Shadid, pg. 111
4. President Obama Names Two to United States District Court, 5/27/10, whitehouse.gov (May 27, 2010).
5. "Shadid, James Edward – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
6. Andy Kravetz, Shadid recommended for federal bench, Peoria Journal Star (February 26, 2010).
7. "Obama nominates former baseball MVP for federal bench". Hilltopics. Peoria, Illinois: Bradley University. 16 (3). Summer 2010.
8. http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm
9. "Michael McCuskey – Board Chair". Normal, Illinois: Illinois State University. Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
10. "Shadid takes oath as chief judge". Peoria Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois: GateHouse Media. March 13, 2012. p. B1. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
11. Illinois State University's Trustee biography says that McCuskey's chief judge term started on December 14, 2004; Kravetz in the Peoria Journal Star says "since 2005".

External links

• James Shadid at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• James E. Shadid at Ballotpedia