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Sara Lynn Darrow (née Frizzell; born July 29, 1970) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.She was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, where she was chief of the violent crimes section.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; In office March 12, 2012 – March 12, 2019: Preceded by: Michael P. McCuskey: Succeeded by: Sara Darrow: Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; In office March 10, 2011 – September 27, 2024: Appointed by: Barack ...
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. [4] [5] The act established a single office for a judge to preside over the court.
On November 7, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Rosenstengel to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, [1] to the seat that was vacated by Judge G. Patrick Murphy, who would assumeme senior status on December 1, 2013. [3]
The following is a list of all judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including four territories and the District of Columbia .
Virginia Mary Kendall (born January 25, 1962) is an American attorney and jurist serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. President George W. Bush appointed her to the bench on January 3, 2006.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old.
On July 1, 2019, she became chief judge of the Northern District of Illinois. She is the first female to do so, in the nearly 200 years of the court's existence. [5] [6] She served as the chief judge from July 1, 2019 to August 1, 2024, when she assumed senior status. [4]