James Shadid

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James Edward Shadid (born September 27, 1957) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois , serving from 2011 to 2025. In April 2025, he was appointed as president of Bradley University .

Contents

• 1 Early life and education

• 2 Career

  • 2.1 Federal judicial service

  • 2.2 Bradley University

• 3 References

• 4 External links

Early life and education

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Shadid was born in 1957 in Peoria, Illinois . His father was George Shadid , who eventually became sheriff of Peoria County, Illinois , and an Illinois state senator. 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.

Career

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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. In December 2001, Shadid was appointed to the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois. He was primarily in felony court, with other work in misdemeanor and civil court .

Federal judicial service

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On May 27, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Shadid to replace Judge Michael Mihm on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois .

On March 7, 2011, he was confirmed by the Senate by an 89–0 vote.

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 .

He assumed senior status on September 27, 2024. Shadid retired from active service on April 1, 2025.

Bradley University

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The Bradley University Board of Trustees appointed Shadid the president of the university to replace Stephen Standifird. Shahid assumed the role on April 1, 2025.

References

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1. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: James Edward Shadid Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , (June 4, 2010).

2. ↑ Zalaznik, David (April 27, 2011). "Judge James Shadid sworn in" . _PJStar.com _. Peoria, Illinois. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2011. U. S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., reaches in front of George Shadid Wednesday to shake the hand of Shadid's wife, Lorraine, after their son, newly sworn U. S. District Judge James Shadid, gave most of the credit for his opportunity to his mother.

3. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1993–1994, Biographical Sketch of George Shadid, pg. 111

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   President Obama Names Two to United States District Court, 5/27/10 , _whitehouse.gov _ (May 27, 2010).

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   James Shadid at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

6. ↑ Andy Kravetz, Shadid recommended for federal bench , _Peoria Journal Star _ (February 26, 2010).

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