Jonathan E. Hawley

Jonathan E. Hawley
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2024
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJames Shadid
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office
February 28, 2014 – November 15, 2024
Preceded byJohn A. Gorman
Personal details
Born
Jonathan Eugene Hawley

1971 (age 52–53)
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Illinois Chicago (BA)
DePaul University (JD)

Jonathan Eugene Hawley (born 1971)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois since 2024. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2014 to 2024.

Education

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Hawley received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the University of Illinois Chicago in 1992.[2] Before attending law school, he did postgraduate work in philosophy and theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia.[3] He received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from DePaul University College of Law in 1997.[2]

Career

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From 1997 to 1998, Hawley served as a law clerk to Judge Michael P. McCuskey on the Illinois Third District Appellate Court and again on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in 1998. From 1998 to 1999, he served as a law clerk for Justice James D. Heiple on the Illinois Supreme Court. From 1999 to 2014, Hawley served in the Federal Public Defender's Office for the Central District of Illinois.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On February 28, 2014, Hawley was selected to serve as a United States magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge John A. Gorman.[3]

District court service

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On July 3, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hawley to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.[2][4] On July 8, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Hawley to the seat being vacated by Judge James Shadid, who subsequently assumed senior status on September 27, 2024.[5] On July 31, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On September 19, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.[7][8] Hawley was one of four people recommended for the vacancy by Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.[4][9] On November 13, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–48 vote.[10] His nomination was confirmed on the same day by a 50–46 vote.[11] He received his judicial commission on November 15, 2024.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "President Biden Names Fifty-Second Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b "District Judges Select Jonathan E. Hawley To Serve As U.S. Magistrate Judge In Central Illinois" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "President Joe Biden taps local judge to be a federal district judge". ciproud.com. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Four Judicial Nominations, Two Marshal Nominations To Full Senate" (Press release). U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Raymond, Nate. "US Senate panel advances judicial nominee Vance blocked from being prosecutor". Reuters. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Durbin, Duckworth Send Recommendations For Federal District Court Judge In The Central District Of Illinois To The White House" (Press release). Office of Senator Dick Durbin. April 12, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  10. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jonathan E. Hawley to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois)". United States Senate. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jonathan E. Hawley, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois)". United States Senate. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  12. ^ Jonathan E. Hawley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
2024–present 		Incumbent
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