← Federal courts · U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Colleen Rae Lawless

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)

ActiveStatusHolds one of the court's regular seats.

Mar 9, 2023CommissionedWhen the appointment took effect.

51–41Senate confirmation voteConfirmed Mar 2, 2023 (ayes–nays as listed by the FJC).

Well QualifiedABA ratingAmerican Bar Association rating of the nominee, as listed by the FJC.

Nominated Jan 23, 2023 · Judiciary Committee hearing (not listed) · Confirmed Mar 2, 2023 · roll call 51–41 · Born 1983, IL

FJC biography · No photo collected for lower-court judges.

No left–right score is calculated for lower-court judges. The appointing president is shown instead (a common, but rough, signal).

Decision data not available here. CourtListener, the main free source of court opinions, requires an account API key for automated access, so this site does not collect lower-court opinions. You can search CourtListener for this judge's name yourself (external site; results are a text search and may include other people with the same name).

Federal judicial service

Court	Appointed by	Commissioned	Ended / status
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois	Joseph R. Biden	Mar 9, 2023	Current

Source: Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory.