Sue Ellen Myerscough
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Senior status. Born 1951.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 5, 2011
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Mar 7, 2011
- Commissioned
- Mar 14, 2011
- Senior status
- Mar 9, 2023
Education
- B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1973
- J.D., Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1980
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Harold A. Baker, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1980-1981
- Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1981-1987
- Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, 1987-1998
- associate judge, 1987-1990
- circuit judge, 1990-1998
- Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, 1998-2011
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, October 11, 1995; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, June 17, 2010; nomination withdrawn by president, July 14, 2010; Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, July 14, 2010; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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