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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
Shadid in 2014
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	(1957-09-27) September 27, 1957 (age 65) 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

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

Legal offices
Preceded by Michael M. Mihm	Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois 2011–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Michael P. McCuskey	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois 2012–2019	Succeeded by Sara Lynn Darrow

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