John Joseph Tharp Jr.

Judge John Joseph Tharp Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

1960

Birthplace:

Camp Lejeune, NC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Naval Reserve, 1978-1980
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1980-1982, 1987-1988
U.S. Marine Corps, 1982-1987; second lieutenant, 1982-1984; first lieutenant, 1984-1987; captain, 1987
Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1990-1991
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1991-1992, 1997-2012
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1992-1997

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, July 31, 2008; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Duke University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1982

Name of School - Second:

Northwestern University School of Law

At Northwestern Law we go beyond teaching the basics of legal reasoning to enable our students to make sound and ethical judgements, understand and improve the delivery of justice, and respond to the changing contexts in which law and legal institutions operate. Accordingly, the overarching goal of our curricular plan is to empower our graduates to adapt to and master the challenges of the changing world better than those of any other law school.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1990

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

5/16/2012