Susan Myerscough
Born October 22, 1951 in Springfield Illinois,
Daughter of Marion Adam & Frances Myerscough nee Taylor.
Susan received her bachelor of arts with Honors from Southern Illinois University in 1973 and her Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University School of law in 1980 where she was an editor of the law review.
Susan Myerscough served as an associate judge until her election to the Illinois Circuit Courts in 1990, and in 1994 became Chief Judge of the Illinois Seventh Judicial Circuit and Presiding Judge of Sangamon County.
She was elected to the Fourth District Appellate Court in 1998.
Was formerly a justice on the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court and is currently a District Judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
In February 2010 Senator Dick Durbin recommended Susan to President Obama for a seat on the District Court. Obama nominated her in June 2010. On March 3, 2011 the Senate ordered that her nomination be deemed as agreed to by unanimous consent during the executive proceedings that were held on
March 7, 2011.
Renomination to federal district court under Obama On June 17, 2010, President Obama renominated Susan to a federal district judgeship on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Susan was nominated to fill the vacancy created after Judge Joe Billy McDade took senior status on February 28, 2010.
On July 14, 2010, Obama withdrew Susan's name to fill the McDade vacancy and instead renominated Myerscough to fill the vacancy being created by the retirement on August 1, 2010
of Judge Jeanne E. Scott.
She received her commission on March 14, 2011.
Myerscough's nomination was reported by the full Senate by the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 17, 2011.
On March 3, 2011 the Senate ordered that her nomination be deemed as agreed to by unanimous consent, during the executive proceedings that were held on March 7, 2011.
She received her commission on March 14, 2011.
