Iain D. Johnston

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Iain D. Johnston
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office September 23, 2020
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Frederick 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 by	P. Michael Mahoney
Succeeded by	Margaret J. Schneider
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Rockford 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 in 1987 and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from UIC John Marshall Law School in 1990.[3]

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

Johnston served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, from May 3, 2013 to September 23, 2020 when he became a district judge.[4]

On February 5, 2020, President Donald 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 assumed 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 United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by an 81–15 vote.[8] On September 17, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by a 77–14 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on September 23, 2020.[10] He was sworn in on September 29, 2020.[11]

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. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Iain Johnston
3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee" White House, February 5, 2020 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 Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Iain D. Johnston to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois) United States Senate, September 16, 2020
9. "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
10. Iain D. Johnston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
11. "Judge Iain D. Johnston Sworn in as District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois" (PDF). ilnd.uscourts.gov (Press release). September 30, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

External links

• Iain D. Johnston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Frederick J. Kapala	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 2020–present	Incumbent