John Tharp
John Tharp | |
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 Tharp in 2011 | |
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| Assumed office May 19, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | F. Dennis Saylor IV |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Blanche M. Manning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Joseph Tharp Jr. September 18, 1960 Northwestern University (JD ) |
John Joseph Tharp Jr. (born September 18, 1960)[1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Biography
John J. Tharp Jr. was born in
Federal judicial service
On July 31, 2008, President
On July 5, 2011, Senator Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican, recommended to President Barack Obama, a Democrat, that Tharp be appointed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[7] The recommendation stemmed from a long-standing tradition in Illinois that, when the state is represented in the Senate by a Democrat and a Republican, the senator from the president's party gets to recommend candidates for two in every three judicial vacancies and the other senator chooses candidates for one in three.
On November 10, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Tharp to be a district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, filling the vacancy created by Judge Blanche M. Manning, who assumed senior status in 2010.[4] Tharp received his hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 26, 2012, and his nomination was reported to the Senate floor on February 16, 2012, by a voice vote, with Senator Mike Lee recording the only no vote.[8]
On May 14, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Tharp by an 86–1 vote, with Senator Mike Lee casting the lone nay vote.[9] "I'm honored by both the nomination and the confirmation," Tharp told the Chicago Tribune shortly after the vote. "It's a real credit to both our senators that they worked together to get this done."[10] He received his commission on May 16, 2012.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF).
- ^ "John Joseph Tharp, Jr. Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
- ^ Tharp's profile at mayerbrown.com Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the US District Court Bench" White House, November 10, 2011
- ^ a b John Tharp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The American Presidency Project. July 31, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Pearson, Rick (July 6, 2011). "Kirk nominates ex-prosecutor for federal judge". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting - February 16, 2012" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)". www.senate.gov.
- ^ Goldsborough, Bob. "Senate confirms Oak Park lawyer as new Chicago-based federal judge". Chicago Tribune.
External links
- John Tharp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- John Tharp at Ballotpedia