Iain D. Johnston

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Iain D. Johnston
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Assumed office
September 23, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byFrederick J. Kapala
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
May 3, 2013 – September 23, 2020
Preceded byP. Michael Mahoney
Succeeded byMargaret J. Schneider
Personal details
Born
Iain David Johnston

1965 (age 56–57)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationRockford University (BA)
UIC John Marshall Law School (JD)

Iain David Johnston[1] (born 1965)[2] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and a former United States Magistrate Judge of the same court.

Education[]

Johnston earned his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from Rockford University and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from UIC John Marshall Law School.[3]

Legal and academic career[]

Johnston served as a law clerk to Judge Philip Godfrey Reinhard of the Illinois Second District Appellate Court and then the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was a unit supervisor for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General and in private practice at Altheimer & Gray, Holland & Knight, and Johnston Greene. He also serves as an adjunct professor at UIC John Marshall Law School.[3]

Federal judicial service[]

Magistrate judge tenure[]

Johnston served as a United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a position he was appointed to on May 3, 2013, and left in 2020 upon becoming a district judge.[4]

District court service[]

On February 5, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Johnston to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On February 12, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] President Trump nominated Johnston to the seat vacated by Judge Frederick J. Kapala, who took senior status on May 10, 2019. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on June 24, 2020.[6] On July 30, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote.[7] On September 16, 2020, the full United States Senate voted 81–15 to invoke cloture on his nomination. On September 17, 2020, the Senate voted 77–14 to confirm his nomination.[8] He received his judicial commission on September 23, 2020.[9]

Membership[]

He was a member of the Federalist Society from 1995 to 1998.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Voruganti, Harsh (April 10, 2020). "Judge Iain Johnston – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois". The Vetting Room. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Iain Johnston
  3. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee" White House, February 5, 2020 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "United States Magistrate Judge P. Michael Mahoney will Leave the Bench on May 1, 2014" (PDF). Public Information Office. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. January 28, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Fifteen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2020 – via National Archives.
  6. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 24, 2020
  7. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 30, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Iain D. Johnston, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois) United States Senate, September 17, 2020
  9. ^ "Johnston, Iain David". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved April 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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2020–present 		Incumbent
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