David R. Herndon

David R. Herndon
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office 2007–2014
Preceded by	G. Patrick Murphy
Succeeded by	Michael Joseph Reagan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office October 22, 1998
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	William Louis Beatty
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 70–71) Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.
Alma mater	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Southern Illinois University School of Law

David R. Herndon (born 1953) is a United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Born in Sedalia, Missouri, Herndon received a B.A. from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in 1974 and a J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1977. He was in private practice from 1977 to 1991, and was an Associate Judge, Third Judicial Circuit Court, State of Illinois from 1991 to 1998.

On April 23, 1998, Herndon was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois vacated by William L. Beatty. Herndon was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1998, and received his commission on October 22, 1998. He served as chief judge of the district from 2007 to 2014.

Sources

• David R. Herndon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by G. Patrick Murphy	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois 2007–2014	Succeeded by Michael Joseph Reagan
Preceded by William Louis Beatty	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois 1998–present	Incumbent