Jonathan Eugene Hawley
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Born 1971.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jul 8, 2024
- Senate vote
- 50 to 46
- Confirmed
- Nov 13, 2024
- Commissioned
- Nov 15, 2024
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2014-2024; executive magistrate judge, 2023-2024
Education
- B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1992
- J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1997
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael P. McCuskey, Illinois Appellate Court, Third District, 1997-1998
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael P. McCuskey, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 1998
- Law clerk, Hon. James D. Heiple, Illinois Supreme Court, 1998-1999
- Federal Public Defender's Office, Central District of Illinois, 1999-2014
- Research and writing specialist, 1999-2000
- Assistant federal public defender, 2000-2003
- Chief, Appellate Division, 2000-2010
- First assistant federal public defender, 2003-2010
- Acting federal public defender, 2010-2011
- Chief federal public defender, 2011-2014
- Adjunct professor, University of Illinois College of Law, 2013
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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