James Edward Shadid (born September 27, 1957) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, serving from 2011 to 2025. In April 2025, he was appointed as president of Bradley University.
James Edward Shadid
Illinois Central District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Born 1957 in Peoria, IL
FJC ID: 3359
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Bradley UniversityPresident · 2025–present
- Bradley UniversityAdjunct faculty · 2004–2011
- Illinois Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial CircuitJudge · 2001–2011
- Private practice, Peoria, Illinois1983–2001
- Peoria County, IllinoisAssistant public defender · 1986–2001
- Illinois Court of ClaimsCommissioner · 1996–2001
Appointments
2011–2025 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement
Education
- Bradley UniversityB.S. · 1979