E-FILED
Thursday, 28 July, 2022 05:09:38 PM
Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
IN THE MATTER OF: )
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MERIT SELECTION PANEL FOR )
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF A ) GENERAL ORDER NO. 22-04
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE )
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS )
ORDER
Under 28 U.S.C. § 631(b)(5) and the policies of the Judicial Conference of the United
States, a merit selection panel is established to consider the reappointment of Magistrate Judge
Eric I. Long in Urbana, Illinois. The panel is effective July 28, 2022, and is comprised of:
John Thies (chair)
Keith Fruehling (lawyer)
Lorna Geiler (lawyer)
Baku Patel (lawyer)
Thomas Pliura (lawyer)
Justin Kirby (community member)
Amy Randolph (community member)
The panel must review Magistrate Judge Long’s service, comments received in response
to the public notice of reappointment, and other evidence of his good character, ability, and
commitment to equal justice under the law. No later than October 26, 2022, the panel must
recommend to the district judges whether to reappoint Magistrate Judge Long for another term.
In a letter dated July 28, 2022, panel members were advised of the Judicial Conference’s
restriction on their ability to apply for a future magistrate judge position for one year from the
date the panel submits its report to the Court or the date when the member resigns from the
panel. Guide to Judiciary Policy § 420.30.20(d).
The Clerk of Court must publish the notice of reappointment and must assist the panel as
needed.
Entered for the Court: July 28, 2022
SARA DARROW
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
