Michael P. McCuskey

Michael Patrick McCuskey (born 1948, Peoria, Illinois) is a United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, with chambers in Urbana, Illinois. He became a judge in 1998 by way of nomination by President President Bill Clinton.^[1] According to the university's website, he is also the current Chairman (as of 2011) of the Illinois State University Board of Trustees.^[2]

McCuskey received a B.S. from Illinois State University in 1970. While at ISU, he was a member of the 1969 basketball team that played in the NCAA College Division championships.^[2] Following graudation, he was a baseball coach and history teacher at Ottawa Township High School, Ottawa, Illinois,^[2] then entered the Saint Louis University School of Law, where he received his J.D. in 1975.^[1]

He was in private practice as a partner in the law firm of Pace, McCuskey and Galley in Lacon, Illinois from 1975 to 1988, and was also the chief public defender of Marshall County, Illinois, from 1976 to 1988. He was a circuit court judge, Tenth Judicial Circuit of the State of Illinois, from 1988 to 1990. He was a Justice, Third District Appellate Court of the State of Illinois, from 1990 to 1998.^[1][2]

McCuskey is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. McCuskey was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 31, 1997, to a seat vacated by Harold A. Baker. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 2, 1998, and received his commission on April 3, 1998. He has served as chief judge of the district since 2004.^[1]

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• Michael P. McCuskey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.