David W. Dugan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Assumed office
September 23, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byDavid R. Herndon
Judge of the St. Clair County Circuit Court
In office
March 3, 2017 – September 23, 2020
Appointed bySupreme Court of Illinois
Preceded byJohn B. Barberis Jr.
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Litchfield, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationEastern Illinois University (BA)
Valparaiso University (JD)

David Wayne Dugan (born 1960)[2] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Education

Dugan earned his Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Illinois University and his Juris Doctor from the Valparaiso University School of Law.[3]

Career

Before becoming a state court judge, Dugan was in private practice for more than 30 years, where his practice focused on personal injury and commercial litigation in both state and federal courts.[3]

State judicial service

On February 9, 2017, Dugan was appointed by the Supreme Court of Illinois to be a Circuit Judge for the St. Clair County Circuit Court. He filled the vacancy left by John B. Barberis Jr., who was appointed to the Illinois Appellate Court. The appointment took effect March 3, 2017.[3][4][5] Dugan's service on the state court bench ended when he became a federal district judge.

Federal judicial service

On February 5, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Dugan to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. On February 12, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Dugan to the seat vacated by Judge David R. Herndon, who retired on January 7, 2019.[6] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on June 24, 2020.[7] On July 30, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.[8] On September 16, 2020, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 56–40 vote.[9] His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 55–41 vote.[10] He received his judicial commission on September 23, 2020.[11]

Memberships

Dugan was a member of the Alliance Defending Freedom from 2014 to 2016. He has been a member of the National Rifle Association since 2008, the NAACP since 2017, and the Federalist Society since 2017.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Candidate profile: David Dugan". Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: David Dugan
  3. ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee" White House, February 5, 2020 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "In re: Judicial Vacancy" (PDF). Supreme Court of Illinois. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "David W. Dugan appointed as circuit judge for Third Judicial Circuit". Alton Telegraph. February 12, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Fifteen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2020 – via National Archives.
  7. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 24, 2020
  8. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 30, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: David W. Dugan to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois)" United States Senate, September 16, 2020
  10. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: David W. Dugan, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois)" United States Senate, September 16, 2020
  11. ^ David W. Dugan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices Preceded byJohn B. Barberis Jr. Judge of the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois 2017–2020 Vacant Preceded byDavid R. Herndon Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois 2020–present Incumbent
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