--- title: "Thomas P Schanzle-Haskins | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-p-schanzle-haskins-9974" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Thomas P Schanzle-Haskins U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois - State: Illinois - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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. ## 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/9974/thomas-p-schanzle-haskins/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9974/thomas-p-schanzle-haskins/) - [U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9974/thomas-p-schanzle-haskins/) - [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/9974/thomas-p-schanzle-haskins/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-p-schanzle-haskins-9974", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-p-schanzle-haskins-9974", "name": "Thomas P Schanzle-Haskins | KnowJudges", "description": "Thomas P Schanzle-Haskins, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. 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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-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.