Joe Billy McDade
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Senior status. Born 1937.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 11, 1991
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Nov 21, 1991
- Commissioned
- Nov 25, 1991
- Senior status
- Feb 28, 2010
Education
- B.S., Bradley University, 1959
- M.S., Bradley University, 1960
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1963
Career
- Staff attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Chicago, Illinois, 1963-1965
- Executive trainee, First Federal Savings and Loan Association, Peoria, Illinois, 1965
- Executive director, Greater Peoria [Illinois] Legal Aid Society, 1965-1968
- Private practice, Peoria, Illinois, 1968-1982
- Associate judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1982-1988
- Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1988-1991
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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