John Robert Blakey
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, John Robert Blakey is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1992. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1965 · age 61
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Notre Dame 1988 · Notre Dame Law School 1992
- Succeeded
- James F. Holderman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded James F. Holderman | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Notre Dame | B.A. | 1988 |
| London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art | C.F.A. | 1989 |
| Notre Dame Law School | J.D. | 1992 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Blakey was assigned 3,868 district-court cases (1983–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 161 days across 3,275 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 125 of Blakey’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 99 were affirmed, 18 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 John Robert Blakey?
- President Barack Obama appointed John Robert Blakey to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2014.
- Was John Robert Blakey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Robert Blakey was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Robert Blakey's confirmation vote?
- John Robert Blakey was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is John Robert Blakey on?
- John Robert Blakey is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).