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John Joseph Tharp Jr.
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
John Joseph Tharp Jr. serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed May 14, 2012 by a 86–1 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- May 14, 2012
- Senate vote
- 86–1
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1960
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisBarack Obama · 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
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