FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026 Scammers are impersonating local and federal jury offices and law enforcement. They may use your personal details, real agency names, and fake badge numbers to pressure you into staying on the line and threaten arrest or fines. Courts never call to demand payment or personal information. Do not share any information—hang up immediately. Verify jury matters only by contacting your local or federal jury office using official phone numbers.
Per General Order 472, the following individuals are appointed members of the District Court Advisory Committee on Local Rules to serve until further Order of the Court:
| Chief U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford |
| U.S. District Judge David C. Nye |
| Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill |
| Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond E. Patricco, Jr. |
| U.S. Magistrate Judge Debora K. Grasham (chair) |
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| South: | East: | North: |
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| Erika Birch | John Bailey | Brianna Espeland |
| Alex Caval | Don Carey | Mike Ramsden |
| Dave Comstock | Rilie Fry | April Linscott |
| Lynette Davis | Howard Burnett | |
| Bradley Dixon | DeAnne Casperson | |
| Yvonne Dunbar | Academia: | |
| Jordan Heller | (U of I College of Law) | |
| Anne Henderson Haws | Court Staff | Jessica Gunder |
| Dana Herberholz | Stephen Kenyon | |
| Jim Martin | Jeff Severson | Ex-Officio Members: |
| Erik Stidham | Sunny Trumbull | (Lawyer Representatives) |
| Gregory C. Tollefson | Kelly Montgomery | Sam L. Angell |
| Kirsten Wallace | Stuart Kaylor | Tecla Druffel |
| Justin Whatcott | Chambers' Staff: | Howard Belodoff (Emeritus) |
| Bennett Briggs | Elijah Watkins | |
| Zach Zollinger | ||
| Marci Smith | ||
| Lauri Thompson | ||
| Dan Gordon | ||