Michael P. McCuskey
| Michael Patrick McCuskey | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
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In office June 30, 2013 – May 31, 2014 |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
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In office December 14, 2004 – March 12, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Billy McDade |
| Succeeded by | James E. Shadid |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
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In office April 3, 1998 – June 30, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Harold A. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Colin S. Bruce |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Michael Patrick McCuskey June 30, 1948 Peoria, Illinois |
| Education |
Illinois State University B.S. Saint Louis University School of Law J.D. |
Michael Patrick McCuskey (born June 30, 1948, Peoria, Illinois) is an American judge from Illinois. He has served as a state circuit and appellate judge, and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He is also chairman of Illinois State University Board of Trustees, for a term expiring in January 2017.
In 1966, McCuskey graduated in a class of 16 students at Sparland High School,Sparland, Illinois. He was recruited to Illinois State University in 1966 by baseball coach Duffy Bass, who told McCuskey about the new Political Science department starting at ISU that autumn. While at ISU, he was a member of the 1969 baseball team that played in the NCAA College Division championships; a sore arm ended his pitching career. McCuskey received a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University in 1970 as part the first class to graduate from ISU's Political Science department. Following graduation, he was a baseball coach and history teacher at Ottawa Township High School, Ottawa, Illinois for two years, then entered the Saint Louis University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1975.
He was in private practice as a partner in the law firm of Pace, McCuskey and Galley in Lacon, Illinois from 1975 to 1988, and was also the chief public defender of Marshall County, Illinois, from 1976 to 1988.
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