[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 167 (Wednesday, November 13, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6541-S6542]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                    Nomination of Jonathan E. Hawley

  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Hawley to the U.S. District Court for 
the Central District of Illinois.
  Judge Hawley's significant courtroom experience--as both a public 
defender and as a magistrate judge--will make him an excellent addition 
to the bench.
  After graduating from the University of Illinois at Chicago and the 
DePaul University College of Law, Judge Hawley clerked for Judge 
Michael P. McCuskey on both the Illinois Third District Appellate Court 
and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, as 
well as for Judge James

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D. Heiple on the Illinois Supreme Court.
  Following his clerkships, Judge Hawley joined the Federal public 
defender's office for the Central District of Illinois. He served in 
that office for nearly 15 years, becoming the chief Federal public 
defender in 2011.
  As a public defender, Judge Hawley litigated over 300 appeals in the 
Seventh Circuit, directly supervised over 1,000 appeals, and filed two 
briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court.
  In 2014, Judge Hawley was selected by the district judges of the 
Central District to serve as a magistrate judge. Since joining the 
bench, he has presided over 26 trials that have gone to verdict or 
judgment. In 2023, Chief Judge Sara Darrow designated Judge Hawley as 
the executive magistrate judge for the Central District.
  Judge Hawley has the strong support from myself and Senator 
Duckworth. In addition, he was rated unanimously ``well qualified'' by 
the American Bar Association.
  I urge my colleagues to support Judge Hawley's nomination.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous consent that the scheduled vote occur 
commencing now.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.