Stephen P. McGlynn

Stephen Patrick McGlynn (born 1962)[1][2] is a state court judge from Illinois who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Stephen P. McGlynn
Judge of the Illinois Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Assumed office
July 1, 2013
Appointed bySupreme Court of Illinois
Preceded byMichael N. Cook
Justice of the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court
In office
2005–2006
Personal details
Born1962 (age 57–58)
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Dayton (B.A.)
Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D.)

Education

McGlynn earned his Bachelor of Arts from University of Dayton and his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law.[3]

McGlynn was in private practice at McGlynn & McGlynn, Attorneys at Law. He has also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois.[3]

State judicial service

He served as a justice on the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court. In 2013 McGlynn was appointed a Circuit Judge on the Illinois Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court by the Illinois Supreme Court.[4]

Nomination to district court

On December 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate McGlynn to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.[3] On February 4, 2020, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. President Trump nominated him to the seat vacated by Judge Michael Joseph Reagan who retired on March 31, 2019.[5] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on June 24, 2020.[6] On July 30, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.[7] His nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.

References
  1. Voruganti, Harsh (2020-04-08). "Judge Stephen McGlynn – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois". The Vetting Room. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Stephen McGlynn
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". The White House. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  4. "ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT APPOINTS STEPHEN MCGLYNN AS CIRCUIT JUDGE IN 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT" (PDF). Supreme Court of Illinois. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. "Eleven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, February 4, 2020
  6. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 24, 2020
  7. Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 30, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee



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