Iain David Johnston

b. 1965 · Chicago, IL

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisJudgeDonald J. Trump (Republican)Sep 23, 2020

Education

  • Rockford College, B.S., 1987
  • John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law), J.D., 1990

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Thomas E. Hoffman, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1990; Law clerk, Hon. Philip G. Reinhard, Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, 1990-1992; Law clerk, Hon. Philip G. Reinhard, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1992; Private practice, Rockford, Illinois, 1992-1993; Assistant attorney general, State of Illinois, 1993-1998; Adjunct professor, John Marshall Law School, 1996-1999, 2008, 2010, 2012; General counsel, Waubonsee Community College, 1998-1999; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1999-2013; Administrative law judge, Illinois Drycleaners Environmental Response Trust Fund Council, 2005-2013; Administrative law judge, Illinois Department of Insurance, 2006; Administrative law judge, Illinois State Police, 2006-2013; Board counsel, Northeast Illinois Commuter Railroad Corp., 2010-2013

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2013-2020

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