The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (in case citations, S.D. Ill.) is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois.
Appeals from the Southern District of Illinois are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
History
The United States District Court for the District of Illinois was established by a statute passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1819, 3 Stat. 502.[1][2] The act established a single office for a judge to preside over the court. Initially, the court was not within any existing judicial circuit, so the district court exercised the jurisdiction of both a district court and a circuit court, with appeals and writs of error taken directly to the United States Supreme Court. In 1837, Congress placed the District of Illinois within the newly created Seventh Circuit, and the district court resumed its normal jurisdiction, 5 Stat. 176.[2]
The Southern District itself was created by a statute passed on February 13, 1855, 10 Stat. 606, which subdivided the District of Illinois into the Northern and the Southern Districts.[2] The boundaries of the District and the seats of the courts were set forth in the statute:
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The counties of Hancock, McDonough, Peoria, Woodford, Livingston, and Iroquois, and all the counties in the said State north of them, shall compose one district, to be called the northern district of Illinois, and courts shall be held for the said district at the city of Chicago; and the residue of the counties of the said State shall compose another district, to be called the southern district of Illinois, and courts shall be held for the same at the city of Springfield. |
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The district has since been re-organized several times. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois was created on March 3, 1905 by 33 Stat. 992,[2] by splitting counties out of the Northern and Southern Districts. It was later eliminated in a reorganization on October 2, 1978 which replaced it with a Central District, 92 Stat. 883,[2] formed primarily from parts of the Southern District, and returning some counties to the Northern District.
Jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the Southern District of Illinois comprises the following counties: Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson. The district was created in 1979. It has jurisdiction over the eastern suburbs of St. Louis and the city of Carbondale.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Stephen R. Wigginton.[3]
Current Judges
Former Judges
# |
Judge |
State |
Born/Died |
Active service |
Chief Judge |
Senior status |
Appointed by |
Reason for termination |
1 |
Treat, Jr., Samuel HubbelSamuel Hubbel Treat, Jr. |
IL |
1811–1887 |
1855–1887 |
— |
— |
Pierce, Pierce |
death |
2 |
Allen, William JoshuaWilliam Joshua Allen |
IL |
1829–1901 |
1887–1901[Note 1] |
— |
— |
Cleveland, Cleveland |
death |
3 |
Humphrey, J. OtisJ. Otis Humphrey |
IL |
1850–1918 |
1901–1918 |
— |
— |
McKinley, McKinley |
death |
4 |
FitzHenry, LouisLouis FitzHenry |
IL |
1870–1935 |
1918–1933 |
— |
— |
Wilson, Wilson |
reappointment |
5 |
Briggle, Charles GuyCharles Guy Briggle |
IL |
1883–1972 |
1932–1958 |
1948–1958 |
1958–1972 |
Hoover, Hoover |
death |
6 |
Major, James EarlJames Earl Major |
IL |
1887–1972 |
1933–1937[Note 2] |
— |
— |
Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt |
reappointment |
7 |
Adair, J. LeroyJ. Leroy Adair |
IL |
1887–1956 |
1937–1956 |
— |
— |
Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt |
death |
8 |
Mercer, Frederick OlenFrederick Olen Mercer |
IL |
1901–1966 |
1956–1966 |
1958–1966 |
— |
Eisenhower, Eisenhower |
death |
— |
Juergens, William GeorgeWilliam George Juergens |
IL |
1904–1988 |
— |
— |
1979–1988[Note 3] |
Eisenhower, Eisenhower |
death |
9 |
Poos, OmerOmer Poos |
IL |
1902–1976 |
1958–1973 |
1966–1972 |
1973–1976 |
Eisenhower, Eisenhower |
death |
10 |
Morgan, Robert DaleRobert Dale Morgan |
IL |
1912–2002 |
1967–1979 |
1972–1979 |
— |
Johnson, L.L. Johnson |
reassignment |
11 |
Foreman, James L.James L. Foreman |
IL |
1927–2012 |
1979–1992[Note 4] |
1979–1992 |
1992–2012 |
Nixon, Nixon |
death |
12 |
Wood Jr., HarlingtonHarlington Wood Jr. |
IL |
1920–2008 |
1973–1976 |
— |
— |
Nixon, Nixon |
reappointment |
13 |
Ackerman, James WaldoJames Waldo Ackerman |
IL |
1926–1984 |
1976–1979 |
— |
— |
Ford, Ford |
reassignment |
14 |
Beatty, William LouisWilliam Louis Beatty |
IL |
1925–2001 |
1979–1992 |
— |
1992–2001 |
Carter, Carter |
death |
15 |
Stiehl, William DonaldWilliam Donald Stiehl |
IL |
1925–2016 |
1986–1996 |
1992–1993 |
1996–2016 |
Reagan, Reagan |
death |
17 |
Riley, Paul E.Paul E. Riley |
IL |
1942–2001 |
1994–2001 |
— |
— |
Clinton, Clinton |
death |
18 |
Murphy, G. PatrickG. Patrick Murphy |
IL |
1948–present |
1998–2013 |
2000–2007 |
— |
Clinton |
retirement |
- ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 20, 1887, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 19, 1888, and received commission on January 19, 1888.
- ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1934, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 23, 1934, and received commission on January 26, 1934.
- ↑ Reassigned from Eastern District
- ↑ Reassigned from Eastern District
Succession of seats
Seat 1 |
Seat established on February 13, 1855 by 10 Stat. 606 |
Treat, Jr. | 1855–1887 |
Allen | 1887–1901 |
Humphrey | 1901–1918 |
FitzHenry | 1918–1933 |
Major | 1934–1937 |
Adair | 1937–1956 |
Mercer | 1956–1966 |
Morgan | 1967–1979 |
Seat reassigned to Central District on March 31, 1979 by 93 Stat. 6 |
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Seat 2 |
Seat established on February 20, 1931 by 46 Stat. 1196 |
Briggle | 1932–1958 |
Poos | 1958–1973 |
Wood, Jr. | 1973–1976 |
Ackerman | 1976–1979 |
Seat reassigned to Central District on March 31, 1979 by 93 Stat. 6 |
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Seat 3 |
Seat reassigned from Eastern District on March 31, 1979 by 93 Stat. 6 |
Foreman | 1979–1992 |
Gilbert | 1992–2014 |
Yandle | 2014–present |
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Seat 4 |
Seat established on March 31, 1979 by 93 Stat. 6 |
Beatty | 1979–1992 |
Herndon | 1998–present |
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Seat 6 |
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 (temporary) |
Riley | 1994–2001 |
Seat abolished on October 11, 2001 (temporary judgeship expired) |
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Seat 7 |
Seat established in 2000 pursuant to 71 Stat. 586 (temporary) |
Seat superseded Seat 6 on October 11, 2001 pursuant to 71 Stat. 586 |
Seat made permanent on November 2, 2002 by 116 Stat. 1758 |
Reagan | 2000–present |
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