Joe Billy McDade (born 1937) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, with chambers in Peoria, Illinois. He is the first judge of the newly created seat, and was appointed by President George H. W. Bush.
Joe Billy McDade
Illinois Central District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Born 1937 in Bellville, TX
FJC ID: 1540
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Illinois Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial CircuitJudge · 1988–1991
- Illinois Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial CircuitAssociate judge · 1982–1988
- Private practice, Peoria, Illinois1968–1982
- Greater Peoria [Illinois] Legal Aid SocietyExecutive director · 1965–1968
Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Chicago, IllinoisStaff attorney · 1963–1965- First Federal Savings and Loan Association, Peoria, IllinoisExecutive trainee · 1965
Appointments
1991–2010 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1963- Bradley UniversityM.S. · 1960
- Bradley UniversityB.S. · 1959