John Joseph Tharp Jr.

b. 1960 · Camp Lejeune, NC

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisJudgeBarack Obama (Democratic)May 16, 2012

Education

  • Duke University, B.A., 1982
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 1990

Professional Career

U.S. Naval Reserve, 1978-1980; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1980-1982, 1987-1988; U.S. Marine Corps, 1982-1987; second lieutenant, 1982-1984; first lieutenant, 1984-1987; captain, 1987; Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1990-1991; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1991-1992, 1997-2012; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1992-1997

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2018-2025

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