Chief Judge David R. Herndon
East St. Louis, IL

Judge Herndon was appointed United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois November 16, 1998 and designated Chief Judge October 1, 2007. He received a B.A. in 1974 from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and earned his Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1977. Judge Herndon was in private practice from 1977 until 1991 when he became an Associate Judge in Madison County, Illinois. He served as Associate Judge until commissioned as a United States District Judge upon the nomination of President William J. Clinton and confirmation of the United States Senate.

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Proposed orders should be emailed to: DRHpd@ilsd.uscourts.gov

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Chambers Contact Information

Chambers Phone (618) 482-9077 Chambers Fax (618) 482-9195 Courtroom Video Conference Enter Conference Room Sandy Pannier Courtroom Deputy (scheduling matters) Sandy_Pannier@ilsd.uscourts.gov (618) 482-9013 Laura Blatz Court Reporter Laura_Blatz@ilsd.uscourts.gov (618) 482-9481 Matthew S. Dionne Law Clerk Matthew_Dionne@ilsd.uscourts.gov (618) 482-9076 Katie Hoffman Senior Law Clerk Katie_Hoffman@ilsd.uscourts.gov (618) 482-9192 Megan Myers Law Clerk Megan_Myers@ilsd.uscourts.gov (618) 482-9484 Debra Ward Law Clerk Debra_Ward@ilsd.uscourts.gov (618) 482-9420

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