| James Shadid | |
| Office: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois |
| Term Start: | March 12, 2012 |
| Term End: | March 12, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Michael P. McCuskey |
| Successor: | Sara Darrow |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois |
| Term Start1: | March 10, 2011 |
| Appointer1: | Barack Obama |
| Predecessor1: | Michael M. Mihm |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education: | Bradley University (BS) |
James Edward Shadid (born September 27, 1957) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Shadid was born in 1957 in Peoria, Illinois.[1] His father was George Shadid,[2] who eventually became sheriff of Peoria County, Illinois and an Illinois state senator.[3] Shadid earned a Bachelor of Science from Bradley University in 1979 and his Juris Doctor from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, then known as the John Marshall Law School, in 1983.[4]
Shadid was in private practice from 1983 to 2001, additionally acting as part-time public defender in Peoria County from 1986 to 2001 and a commissioner of the Illinois Court of Claims from 1996 to 2001.[4] In December 2001, Shadid was appointed to the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois.[5] He was primarily in felony court, with other work in misdemeanor and civil court.[6]
On May 27, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Shadid to replace Michael Mihm on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.[4] [6] On March 7, 2011, he was confirmed by the Senate by an 89–0 vote.[7] [8] He received his commission on March 10, 2011. Shadid served as the chief judge of the Central District from March 12, 2012, to March 12, 2019; he was sworn in by his predecessor Judge Michael P. McCuskey.[9] [10] [11]