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John Gilbert
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2014 - Present
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John Phil Gilbert is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. From 1993 to 2000, Gilbert served as the chief judge of the district court.
Early life and education
A native of Carbondale, Illinois, Gilbert graduated from the University of Illinois with his bachelor's degree in 1971 and from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1974 with his J.D.[1]
Professional career
- 2014 - Present: Senior judge
- 1993-2000: Chief judge
- 1992-2014: Judge
- 1988-1992: Judge, Illinois First Judicial Circuit Court
- 1978-1988: Illinois State Elections Board
- 1983-1985: Vice chair, Illinois State Elections Board
- 1981-1983: Chair, Illinois State Elections Board
- 1975-1978: Assistant city attorney, Carobndale, Ill.
- 1974-1975: Special assistant attorney general, Illinois Public Aid Enforcement Division
- 1974-1988: Private practice, Carbondale, Illinois|Carbondale, Ill.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Illinois
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: John Phil Gilbert |
| Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 83 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: July 2, 1992
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: August 11, 1992
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: September 17, 1992
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| Confirmed: September 23, 1992
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| Vote: Unanimous consent
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Gilbert was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on July 2, 1992, to a seat vacated by James Foreman. The American Bar Association rated Gilbert Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Gilbert's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on August 11, 1992, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on September 17, 1992. Gilbert was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on September 23, 1992, and he received his commission the next day. Gilbert served as the chief judge of the district court from 1993 to 2000. Gilbert elected to take senior status beginning on March 15, 2014. He was succeeded in this position by Judge Staci Michelle Yandle.[1][2][3]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Foreman |
Southern District of Illinois 1992–2014 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Staci Michelle Yandle
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois
