Judge and His Staff:  Click on a topic below for more information.

Hon. Michael J. Reagan   Annie McGraw   
Sheila O’Malley Hunsicker   Carole A. Althardt   David Pfeffer 
Barb Kniepmann  Richard Ray 

Hon. Michael J. Reagan - District Court Judge

Telephone: (618) 482-9225     Facsimile: (618) 482-9126

Judge Reagan graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois in 1976. He was a police officer in Belleville, Illinois until the fall of 1977, when he began law school at St. Louis University. Upon graduation from law school in 1980, he joined the law firm of Kassly, Bone, and Becker, PC. In 1995, he began the Law Office of Michael J. Reagan, where he engaged in a general law practice with emphasis on civil and criminal litigation. Judge Reagan was a frequent lecturer at legal symposia. He has authored legal related papers and book chapters and is a former Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at St. Louis University.

In 1990, The National Board of Trial Advocacy certified him as a Civil Trial Specialist.

In 1995, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed Judge Reagan Commissioner for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission where he, along with six others, administered the attorney registration and disciplinary system for the state’s 70,000+ lawyers.

Judge Reagan was President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association from 1999 to 2000.

Judge Reagan was nominated by the President on May 11, 2000 and voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 27, 2000. The full Senate confirmed Judge Reagan on October 3, 2000. He took the oath of office of United States District Judge on October 23, 2000.

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Annie McGraw - Courtroom Deputy Clerk

Telephone: (618) 482-9298     Facsimile: (618) 482-9126

Annie_McGraw@ilsd.uscourts.gov 

Annie McGraw has been a Deputy Clerk since 1985.

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Carole A. Althardt - Career Law Clerk

Telephone: (618) 482-9436     Facsimile: (618) 482-9126

Carole_Althardt@ilsd.uscourts.gov 

Carole Althardt received her J. D. degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1994. She has a B. A. and an M. A. in history from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville. Before attending law school she taught in junior high and elementary schools, and at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. She worked as a career law clerk in the Southern District of Illinois from January, 1995, to June, 2005. After working as a pro se law clerk in the Eastern District of Missouri from June, 2005, to September, 2006, she returned to a career position in the Southern District of Illinois.

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Sheila O’Malley Hunsicker - Career Law Clerk

Telephone: (618) 482-9229      Facsimile: (618) 482-9126

Sheila_Hunsicker@ilsd.uscourts.gov 

Sheila O’Malley Hunsicker graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1982, worked in the United States Senate from 1982 to 1984, and graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1987. From 1987 to 1994, Sheila practiced law at Bryan Cave, LLC in St. Louis, Missouri. After working briefly in the legal department of Anheuser Busch Companies, Sheila became a Career Law Clerk in the Southern District of Illinois.

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David Pfeffer - Term Law Clerk

Telephone: (618)482-9424     Facsimile: (618) 482-9126

David_Pfeffer@ilsd.uscourts.gov 

David Pfeffer earned a B.A. in History and Philosophy from Saint Louis University in 2004. In 2007, he received his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Saint Louis University Law Journal.

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Barb Kniepmann - Court Reporter

Telephone: (618) 482-9482     Facsimile: (618) 482-9126

Barb_Kniepmann@ilsd.uscourts.gov 

Barb Kniepmann is a Certified Shorthand Reporter. Realtime reporting method is used in the courtroom by Judge Reagan only. Expedited transcripts are available upon request. Daily copy transcripts are available if prior arrangements are made with Ms. Kniepmann.

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Richard Ray - Courtroom Security Officer

Telephone: (618) 482-9139

Courtroom Security personnel are responsible for courtroom security. They are not available to call witnesses from the hallway. Attorneys are responsible for calling witnesses.

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