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Per General Order 450, the following individuals are appointed members of the District Court Advisory Committee on Local Rules to serve until further Order of the Court:
| Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye |
| U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford |
| Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill |
| Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond E. Patricco, Jr. |
| U.S. Magistrate Judge Debora K. Grasham (chair) |
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy W. Dale
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| South: | East: | North: |
|---|---|---|
| Erika Birch | John Bailey | Brianna Espeland |
| Alex Caval | Don Carey | Mike Ramsden |
| Dave Comstock | Rilie Fry | April Linscott |
| Lynette Davis | Howard Burnett | |
| Bradley Dixon | DeAnne Casperson | |
| Yvonne Dunbar | Academia: | |
| Jordan Heller | (U of I College of Law) | |
| Anne Henderson Haws | Court Staff | Jessica Gunder |
| Dana Herberholz | Stephen Kenyon | Katie Ball |
| Jim Martin | Jeff Severson | Ex-Officio Members: |
| James Schaefer | Sunny Trumbull | (Lawyer Representatives) |
| Erik Stidham | Kelly Montgomery | Sam L. Angell |
| Gregory C. Tollefson | Sonyalee Nutsch | |
| Elijah Watkins | Chambers' Staff: | Howard Belodoff |
| Justin Whatcott | Bennett Briggs | |
| Kirsten Wallace | ||
| Marci Smith | ||
| Lauri Thompson | ||
| Dan Gordon | ||
| Zach Zollinger | ||
Per General Order 444, the following individuals are appointed to serve on the Bankruptcy Court Advisory Committee on May 29, 2024, until further ordered by the Court:
| Matthew T. Christensen, Chairperson | |
| Heidi E. Buck Morrison | |
| Amber N. Dina | |
| Tecla E. Druffel | |
| Gary L. Rainsdon | |
| Paul Ross | |
| Tom Smith | |
| Brent Wilson | |
| Barry Zimmerman | |
| Kathleen McCallister | |
| Jason R. Naess, Ex-officio | |
| Bankruptcy Law Clerks, Ex-officio |