John Tharp | |
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 Tharp in 2011 | |
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| Assumed office May 19, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | F. Dennis Saylor IV |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Blanche M. Manning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Joseph Tharp Jr. September 18, 1960 Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | Duke University (BA) Northwestern University (JD) |
John Joseph Tharp Jr. (born September 18, 1960)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as an United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois since 2012. He concurrently serves as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court since 2018.