UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
IN THE MATTER OF: )
)
MERIT SELECTION PANEL FOR ) General Order No. 13-10
THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW )
MAGISTRATE JUDGE IN SPRINGFIELD )
ORDER
The Court, being advised that the Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized
a Magistrate Judgeship in the Springfield Division of the Central District of Illinois,
And that the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Circuit Judicial
Council for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals have recommended the continuation of the
Magistrate Judgeship upon the resignation of United States Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that a panel of citizens is hereby established in
accordance with the Regulations of the Judicial Conference of the United States to evaluate the
applications and make recommendations to the Court regarding the applicants the Panel determines
to be best qualified.
Such panel shall consist of the following members:
James Potter (Chairman)
Grady Holley
Arnold Blockman
Christine Zeman
Joe Hardy
Gregory Harris
Cindy Davidsmeyer
Dennis Rendleman
John Mehlick
ENTERED this 17th day of October, 2013.
s/ James E. Shadid
JAMES E. SHADID
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
