UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
IN THE MATTER OF: )
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MERIT SELECTION PANEL FOR )
THE APPOINTMENT OF A ) GENERAL ORDER NO. 21-04
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE )
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS )
ORDER
Under 28 U.S.C. § 631 and the policies of the Judicial Conference of the United States, a
merit selection panel is established to consider applications for the appointment of a Magistrate
Judge in Springfield, Illinois. The panel is effective August 26, 2021, and is comprised of:
Bud Potter (chair)
Rosana Brown (lawyer)
Jay Elmore (lawyer)
Gordon Gates (lawyer)
Joe Hardy (layperson)
Greg Harris (lawyer)
Bill Legge (layperson)
The panel must review each application and may interview an applicant as the panel
determines. No later than November 24, 2021, the panel must recommend to the district judges
the five applicants whom the panel considers best qualified. In a letter dated August 26, 2021,
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 appointment and must assist the panel as
needed.
Entered for the Court: August 26, 2021
s/ Sara Darrow
SARA DARROW
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
