The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is accepting applications for a full-time United States Magistrate Judge position in the Eastern Division, stationed at the Everett McKinley Dirksen courthouse. The deadline for submission of completed applications is 5:00 pm on September 5, 2024. To be qualified for appointment as a Magistrate Judge, an applicant must be, and have been for at least five years, a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands of the United States, and have been engaged in the active practice of law for at least five years, be less than 70 years of age, and not be related to a judge of the district court. 

The present annual salary is $223,836. A US Magistrate Judge who retires after attaining the age of 65 years and serving at least 14 years, whether continuously or not, shall be entitled to receive an annuity equal to the salary being received at the time the Magistrate leaves office. 

All applications must be submitted through the US District Court's application website at: US Magistrate Judge Application.