James Edward Shadid
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, James Edward Shadid was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) in 1983. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1957 · age 69
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- 89–0
- Education
- Bradley 1979 · John Marshall Law School (now of Illinois Chicago Law) 1983
- Succeeded
- Michael Martin Mihm
- Succeeded by
- Jonathan Eugene Hawley
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Central District of Illinois succeeded Michael Martin Mihm | Obama (D) | 89–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on March 7, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 32. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 89
48 D, 40 R, 1 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 11
3 D, 7 R, 1 I
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
Education
| Bradley University | B.S. | 1979 |
| John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) | J.D. | 1983 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Shadid was assigned 2,630 district-court cases (2002–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 176 days across 2,615 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 126 of Shadid’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 101 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 8 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed James Edward Shadid?
- President Barack Obama appointed James Edward Shadid to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in 2011.
- Was James Edward Shadid appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Edward Shadid was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Edward Shadid's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed James Edward Shadid 89–0 on March 7, 2011.
- Which court was James Edward Shadid on?
- James Edward Shadid was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Office of Senator Dick Durbin (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2011)
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).