John J. Tharp, Jr

Cases in this dataset

170 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.

Case volume by filing year

• 19861
• 19951
• 19961
• 20061
• 20121
• 20131
• 20153
• 20161
• 20171
• 20185
• 20199
• 202015
• 20219
• 202227
• 202358
• 202415
• 202521

Recent cases

• M OU v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A1:25-cv-13203 · 2025-10-29
• Alexander v. Transunion, LLC1:25-cv-11552 · 2025-09-24
• Houston v. TransUnion LLC1:25-cv-11519 · 2025-09-23
• United States v. Rodriguez1:25-cr-00585 · 2025-09-18
• Iron Workers' Mid-America Pension Plan v. DuPage Overhead Garage Doors, Inc.1:25-cv-11193 · 2025-09-16
• United States v. Hinkle1:25-cr-00497 · 2025-08-19
• United States v. Holloway1:25-cr-00452 · 2025-08-04
• United States v. Huerta-Azanza1:25-cr-00370 · 2025-07-08
• United States v. Lowe1:25-cr-00337 · 2025-06-25
• Taylor v. Val-Matic Valve and Manufacturing Corporation1:25-cv-06344 · 2025-06-06

Career history

• Unknown Court · 2025-11-11 to End not recorded
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 2012-05-16 to End not recorded · Barack Obama

• Duke University B.A. 1982
• Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) J.D. 1990

Sources and corrections

• fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
• courtlistener-people-bulk · 2026-10-07

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