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Joe Billy McDade
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Joe Billy McDade serves on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Appointed by George H.W. Bush and confirmed Nov 21, 1991. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Confirmed
- Nov 21, 1991
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1937
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of IllinoisGeorge H.W. Bush · Nov 21, 1991
Education
- Bradley UniversityB.S., 1959
- Bradley UniversityM.S., 1960
- University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1963
Career
Staff attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Chicago, Illinois, 1963-1965; Executive trainee, First Federal Savings and Loan Association, Peoria, Illinois, 1965; Executive director, Greater Peoria [Illinois] Legal Aid Society, 1965-1968; Private practice, Peoria, Illinois, 1968-1982; Associate judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1982-1988; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1988-1991
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