- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson. The district was created in
1979 . It has jurisdiction over the eastern suburbs of St. Louis and the city of Carbondale.The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.
=Judges=
*Chief Judge David R. Herndon
*Judge William D. Stiehl
*Judge G. Patrick Murphy
*Judge J. Phil Gilbert
*Judge Michael J. Reagan*Magistrate Judge Philip M. Frazier
*Magistrate Judge Clifford J. Proud
*Magistrate Judge Donald G. WilkersonExternal links
* [http://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/ United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Official Website]
* [http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ils/ United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Official Website]
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