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John Gilbert

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Tenure

2014 - Present

Years in position

11

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Years in office: 1992 - 2014

Education

Bachelor's

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1971

Law

Loyola University, Chicago School of Law, 1974

Personal

Birthplace

Carbondale, IL

Contact

Official website

John Phil Gilbert is afederal judge onsenior status with theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush. From 1993 to 2000, Gilbert served as thechief judge of the district court.

Early life and education

A native ofCarbondale, 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 hisJ.D.^[1]

Professional career

• 1992 - Present:United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

• 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

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: John Phil Gilbert
Court:United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Progress
Confirmed 83 days after nomination.
ANominated: July 2, 1992
AABA Rating:Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: August 11, 1992
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: September 17, 1992
AConfirmed: September 23, 1992
AVote: Unanimous consent

Gilbert was nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush on July 2, 1992, to a seat vacated byJames Foreman. TheAmerican Bar Association rated GilbertUnanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Gilbert's nomination were held before theSenate 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 theU.S. Senate on September 23, 1992, and he received his commission the next day. Gilbert served as thechief judge of thedistrict court from 1993 to 2000. Gilbert elected to takesenior status beginning onMarch 15, 2014. He was succeeded in this position by JudgeStaci 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

Suggest a link

• Judge Gilbert'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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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