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John Joseph Tharp Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 2012
John Joseph Tharp Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Senate voted 86–1 on the nomination on May 14, 2012 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
112th Congress · Nomination Confirmed86–1 · May 14, 2012
Education
- Duke UniversityB.A., 1982
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1990
Career
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1978-1980; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1980-1982, 1987-1988; U.S. Marine Corps, 1982-1987; second lieutenant, 1982-1984; first lieutenant, 1984-1987; captain, 1987; Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1990-1991; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1991-1992, 1997-2012; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1992-1997
Biography
John Joseph Tharp Jr. (born September 18, 1960) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He also served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2018 to 2025.
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