Thomas P Schanzle-Haskins at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Thomas P Schanzle-Haskins
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Service record and verification
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois · U.S. Magistrate Judge · Current · 2014-01-01–present
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois · U.S. Magistrate Judge · Current · 2014-03-24–present
Biography
Professional career
- Thomas P. Schanzle-Haskins is a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, appointed in 2014 to a renewable eight‐year term
- Thomas P. Schanzle‐Haskins is a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, appointed in 2014 to an 8‐year renewable term
- Appointed by the district’s judges in February 2014 after a Merit Selection Panel report, filling the vacancy left by Judge Byron G. Cudmore’s resignation.
- Appointed by the district’s judges in February 2014 after a Merit Selection Panel report, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Byron G. Cudmore.
- He has also was an attorney for Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes and an assistant U.S. attorney
Education
- B.A. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law, where he was part of the charter class
Additional information
- Magistrate, District Court, C.D. Illinois, 2014-present
- Before joining the judiciary, Schanzle‐Haskins was a partner and member of the management committee at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP since 2003.
- Joined the court in 2014.
- Schanzle‐Haskins serves on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, a federal court with jurisdiction over a wide range of civil and criminal cases in central Illinois.
- Prior to joining the court, Haskins was a partner with Brown, Hay & Stephens.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 CourtIllinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom ↗
Official record
Statewide
The official record may be taken stenographically or through a Supreme Court-approved electronic recording system, including approved videoconferencing services.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · effective January 1, 2014 · Source checked August 2, 2026
View U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois current judicial profile ↗Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom
Statewide source · PDF · Illinois Supreme Court · effective December 16, 2020 · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom ↗Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Illinois Supreme Court · effective October 1, 2024 · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings ↗