William James Hibbler^[1] (August 7, 1946 – March 19, 2012) was aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Born inKennedy,Alabama, Hibbler received aBachelor of Science degree from theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago in 1969 and aJuris Doctor fromDePaul University College of Law in 1973. He was an assistant state's attorney of theCook County State's Attorney Office from 1973 to 1977. He was in private practice inChicago,Illinois from 1977 to 1981, returning to the Cook County State's Attorney Office from 1981 to 1986. He was an associate judge,Cook County Circuit Court from 1986 to 1999, while also teaching as an adjunct professor in theChicago–Kent College of Law from 1989 to 1999.

On January 26, 1999, Hibbler was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by JudgeJames Alesia. Hibbler was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on April 15, 1999, and received his commission on April 22, 1999. Hibbler died Monday March 19, 2012 at age 65 after an unspecified illness.^[2]

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