 On March 7, 2011 he was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 89 ayes to 0 nays and received his commission on March 10, 2011.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 or 2005.His term as Chief Judge ended on March 12, 2019.