--- title: "James Edward Shadid | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-edward-shadid-2920" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # James Edward Shadid U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois - State: Illinois - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Former United States district judge for the Central District of Illinois and, since April 1, 2025, the 13th president of Bradley University - Judge, District Court, C.D. Illinois, 2011-present - Chief Judge of the Central District: 2012–2019 - Commissioner, Illinois Court of Claims, 1996-2001 - Assistant public defender, Peoria County, IL, 1986-2001 - He is a Bradley alumnus and has been an adjunct professor and trustee, with deep ties to the university’s community ### Education - John Marshall Law School (now the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) — J.D. (1983) - Bradley University — B.S. (1979) ### Additional information - In April 2025, the Bradley University Board of Trustees appointed Shadid as president, succeeding Stephen Standifird. - Senior Judge: September 27, 2024 - Confirmed by the Senate 89–0 on March 7, 2011, and commissioned March 10, 2011 - Adjunct faculty, Bradley University, 2004-2011 - In 2001, he joined the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, serving primarily in felony court until 2011 - On May 27, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Shadid to replace Michael M. Mihm on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. - Private practice, Peoria, IL, 1983-2001 - Born September 27, 1957, in Peoria, Illinois. - Date of birth: 1957-01-01 - Birth place: Peoria, IL ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide Photography, broadcasting, and recording in an Illinois courtroom are permitted only under Supreme Court authority or Rule 44's stated exceptions; participants may not record a remote proceeding unless the court directs it or extended-media coverage is approved. Evidence excerpt: the taking of photographs in the courtroom during sessions of the court or recesses between proceedings and the broadcasting or televising of court proceedings are permitted only to the extent authorized by order of the Supreme Court [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### official record Scope: statewide The official record may be taken stenographically or through a Supreme Court-approved electronic recording system, including approved videoconferencing services. Evidence excerpt: The record of court proceedings may be taken by stenographic means or by an electronic recording system, including video conferencing services, approved by the Supreme Court. [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/24ad75b6-a0a0-4a9f-b44e-1cf4daa67820/Rule%2046.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2920/james-edward-shadid/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2920/james-edward-shadid/) - [U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2920/james-edward-shadid/) - [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf) - [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/24ad75b6-a0a0-4a9f-b44e-1cf4daa67820/Rule%2046.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2920/james-edward-shadid/) - [Shadid, James Edward](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/shadid-james-edward) - [Wikidata: James E. 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