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David Herndon

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Years in office: 1998 - 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 1974

Law

Southern Illinois University Law School, 1977

Personal

Birthplace

Sedalia, MO

David R. Herndon was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton (D). From 2007 to 2014, Herndon served as thechief judge of the district court. Herndon retired on January 7, 2019.^[1]

David Dugan was nominated by PresidentDonald Trump (R) to succeed Herndon on the Southern District of Illinois. Dugan was confirmed in 2020.

Early life and education

A native of Sedalia,Missouri, Herndon graduated from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville with his bachelor's degree in 1974 and from Southern Illinois University School of Law with hisJ.D. in 1977.^[2]

Professional career

• 1998 - 2019: Judge,United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

• 2007-2014: Chief judge

• 1991-1998: Associate judge,Illinois Third Judicial Circuit Court
• 1977-1991: Private practice

Judicial nominations and appointments

Southern District of Illinois

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: David R. Herndon
Court:United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Progress
Confirmed 181 days after nomination.
ANominated: April 23, 1998
AABA Rating:Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: July 16, 1998
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: July 30, 1998
AConfirmed: October 21, 1998
AVote: Voice vote

Herndon was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton on April 23, 1998, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois vacated byWilliam Beatty. TheAmerican Bar Association rated HerndonUnanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Herndon's nomination were held before theSenate Judiciary Committee on July 16, 1998, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen.Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on July 30, 1998. Herndon was confirmed on a voice vote of theU.S. Senate on October 21, 1998, and he received his commission the next day. From 2007 to 2014, Herndon served as thechief judge of the district court.^[2][3][4] Herndon retired on January 7, 2019.^[1]

David Dugan was nominated by PresidentDonald Trump (R) to succeed Herndon on the Southern District of Illinois. Dugan was confirmed in 2020.

Congressional oath of office

On February 1, 2013, Herndon presided in the swearing in of two United States Representatives,William Enyart andRodney Davis.^[5]

See also

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

External links

• Judge Herndon's biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Active judges	Chief Judge: Nancy J. RosenstengelChief Judge: Staci Michelle Yandle  •  David Herndon (Illinois)  •  Stephen P. McGlynn (Illinois)  •  David Dugan
Senior judges	John Gilbert  •
Magistrate judges	Reona Daly  •  Mark Beatty  •  Gilbert Sison  •
Former Article III judges	David Herndon (Illinois)  •  Patrick G. Murphy  •  Michael Joseph Reagan  •  William Stiehl  •  James Foreman  •  William Juergens  •  William Beatty  •  Robert Morgan  •  Samuel Hubbel Treat  •  William Joshua Allen  •  J. Otis Humphrey  •  Louis FitzHenry  •  Charles Guy Briggle  •  James Earl Major  •  Jackson Adair  •  James Ackerman  •  Frederick Mercer  •  Omer Poos  •  Paul E. Riley  •  Harlington Wood  •
Former Chief judges	David Herndon (Illinois)  •  John Gilbert  •  Patrick G. Murphy  •  Michael Joseph Reagan  •  William Stiehl  •  James Foreman  •  Robert Morgan  •  Charles Guy Briggle  •  Frederick Mercer  •  Omer Poos  •

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