Jonathan Eugene Hawley

b. 1971 · Peoria, IL

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Central District of IllinoisJudgeJoseph R. Biden (Democratic)Nov 15, 2024

Education

  • University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A., 1992
  • DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1997

Professional 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

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

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