--- title: "Jeffrey T. Gilbert | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-t-gilbert-illinois-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Jeffrey T. Gilbert U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - State: Illinois - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Law Clerk, U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois, 1980–1982 (to Marvin Aspen) - In 1715, Gilbert was appointed a puisne judge of the King’s Bench in Ireland and shortly thereafter became Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland - Adjunct Professor, Northwestern Univ. - Medill School of Journalism - Adjunct Professor, Northwestern Univ. - Pritzker School of Law - His writings emphasized procedural precision, precedent-based reasoning, and the causal mechanisms of law, reflecting his empirical approach to legal practice ### Education ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, N.D. Illinois, 2010-present - Practitioner, Reed Smith, 2007–2010-05 - Practitioner, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd., 1982–2007 - J.D. — Northwestern Univ. — 1980 - B.A. — Washington Univ. in St. Louis — 1977 - A routine judgment he delivered in Ireland unexpectedly triggered a political crisis, leading to his brief imprisonment, highlighting the tense interplay between English authority and Irish parliamentary assertions Gilbert later returned to England, serving as Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer from 1715 to 1722, where he continued to apply rigorous evidentiary standards and procedural reforms - overseeing revenue, crown debts, and fiscal enforcement. - His tenure involved administrative reforms to improve court efficiency and procedural rigor, particularly in adjudicating disputes over debts and crown accounts. - His treatises provided a foundation for modern legal principles, and his career exemplifies the integration of scholarly insight with judicial practice in both Ireland and England - His career combined scholarly rigor with practical judicial administration, leaving a legacy that shaped legal thought and court procedures in the 18th century - Gilbert entered the Inner Temple in 1692 to study law and was called to the bar in 1698, gaining early recognition as a law reporter and scholar with interests in theology and mathematics ## 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 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=66) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=66) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=66) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9228/jeffrey-t-gilbert/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9228/jeffrey-t-gilbert/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Jeffrey Todd Gilbert](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9228/jeffrey-t-gilbert/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Jeffrey Todd Gilbert](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-t-gilbert-illinois-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-t-gilbert-illinois-us-magistrate", "name": "Jeffrey T. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.