Sharon Johnson Coleman
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by the Senate 86–0, Sharon Johnson Coleman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1984. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1960 · age 66
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2010
- Confirmed
- 86–0
- Education
- Northern Illinois 1981 · Washington Law 1984
- Succeeded
- Mark R. Filip
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded Mark R. Filip | Obama (D) | 86–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 86–0 on July 12, 2010 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 205. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 86
49 D, 35 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Roland Burris(D-IL)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kaufman(D-DE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(D-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 13
7 D, 6 R
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- George LeMieux(R-FL)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
Education
| Northern Illinois University | B.A. | 1981 |
| Washington University School of Law | J.D. | 1984 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Coleman was assigned 4,768 district-court cases (1986–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 162 days across 4,236 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 210 of Coleman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 148 were affirmed, 44 reversed or vacated, and 18 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 Sharon Johnson Coleman?
- President Barack Obama appointed Sharon Johnson Coleman to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2010.
- Was Sharon Johnson Coleman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sharon Johnson Coleman was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sharon Johnson Coleman's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Sharon Johnson Coleman 86–0 on July 12, 2010.
- Which court is Sharon Johnson Coleman on?
- Sharon Johnson Coleman 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
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2010)
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16 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).