United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
# Judge State Born-died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination
1 Thomas Drummond IL 1809-1890 1855-1869 - - Operation of law elevation to 7th Cir
2 Henry Williams Blodgett IL 1821-1905 1870-1892 - - Grant retirement
3 Peter S. Grosscup IL 1852-1921 1892-1899 - - B. Harrison elevation to 7th Cir
4 Christian Cecil Kohlsaat IL 1844-1918 1899-1905 - - McKinley elevation to 7th Cir
5 Solomon Hicks Bethea IL 1852-1909 1905-1909 - - T. Roosevelt death
6 Kenesaw Mountain Landis IL 1866-1944 1905-1922 - - T. Roosevelt resignation
7 George Albert Carpenter IL 1867-1944 1910-1933 - - Taft resignation
8 James Herbert Wilkerson IL 1869-1948 1922-1940 - 1940-1948 Harding death
9 Adam C. Cliffe IL 1869-1928 1922-1928 - - Harding death
10 Charles Edgar Woodward IL 1876-1942 1929-1942 - - Coolidge death
11 John Peter Barnes IL 1881-1959 1931-1957 1948-1957 1957-1958 Hoover resignation
12 George E. Q. Johnson IL 1874-1949 1932-1933 - - Hoover not confirmed
13 William Harrison Holly IL 1869-1958 1933-1943 - 1943-1958 F. Roosevelt death
14 Philip Leo Sullivan IL 1889-1960 1933-1960 1957-1959 - F. Roosevelt death
15 Michael L. Igoe IL 1885-1967 1938-1965 - 1965-1967 F. Roosevelt death
16 William Joseph Campbell IL 1905-1988 1940-1970 1959-1970 1970-1988 F. Roosevelt death
17 Walter J. LaBuy IL 1888-1967 1944-1961 - 1961-1967 F. Roosevelt death
18 Elwyn Riley Shaw IL 1888-1950 1944-1950 - - F. Roosevelt death
19 Joseph Sam Perry IL 1896-1984 1951-1971 - 1971-1984 Truman death
20 Julius Hoffman IL 1895-1983 1953-1972 - 1972-1983 Eisenhower death
Former judges
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the federal trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois. Appeals from the Northern District of Illinois are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The court is divided into two geographical divisions:
The eastern division includes Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, and Will counties. Its sessions are held in Chicago and Wheaton. The western division includes Boone, Carroll, De Kalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. Its sessions are held in Freeport and Rockford. The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is John R. Lausch Jr. since November 22, 2017.