The United States Senate voted on Monday, May 14, 2012, to confirm Chicago lawyer John J. "Jay" Tharp, Jr. to a vacant seat on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
The Hon. David C. Keesler has been re-appointed to a second eight-year term as United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.
On Monday, May 7, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Chicago lawyer John Z. Lee for a federal judicial position on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
On Thursday, April 26, the United States Senate confirmed United States Magistrate Judge David Guaderrama to fill a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.