David Wayne Dugan at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 23, 2020–present
David Wayne Dugan
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, David W. Dugan, P.C., East Alton, IL, 2007-2017
- Practitioner, Simmons & Cooper, East Alton, IL, 2003-2005
- Practitioner, Dugan & Diaz, P.C., East Alton, IL, 1999-2007
- Contract Pilor, Sabreliner Corporation, Clayton, MO, 1999-2013
- Practitioner, Pitts, Dugan & Diaz, P.C., Wood River, IL, 1994-1999
- pros, Illinois State Attorney's Office, Madison County, Edwardsville, IL, 1993-1994
- Practitioner, Lakin & Herndon, P.C., Wood River, IL, 1991-1994
- Practitioner, Law Offices of Gary E. Peel, Ltd., Edwardsville, IL, 1987-1991
- Law Clerk, Coppinger, Carter, Schrempf & Blaine, Ltd., Alton, IL, 1985-1985
- Practitioner, Coppinger, Carter, Schrempf & Blaine, Ltd., Alton, IL, 1985-1987
Judicial service
- Judge, Illinois Third Judicial Circuit Court, Edwardsville, IL, 2017-2020
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Illinois, IL, 2020-present
Education
- Eastern Illinois University · BA, 1982
- Valparaiso University · JD, 1985
- Thomas M Cooley Law Schoo · 1984
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · 1979
Personal record
Born 1960 · Litchfield, IL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
6 ● Do not assume that the Court will allow any exhibits to be passed among jurors. Publication will be handled by evidence presentation technology or by use of juror notebooks. Specific questions about preparing the exhibit list should be directed to the Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Dana Winkeler, by email message to Dana_Winkeler@ilsd.uscourts.gov or raised…Dugan%20Criminal.pdf ↗
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Attorneys, witnesses, and anyone attending court proceedings should be aware that, unless the microphones near them are deactivated, their statements may be heard in chambers. Note: For information regarding the Courtroom Technology System in Judge Dugan’s courtroom, see the “Courtroom Technology Features and Usage Guidelines” section below. Bills of Cost Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…Dugan%20Civil.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/8900356CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15336/david-wayne-dugan/Dugan%20Criminal.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ilsd/files/Dugan%20Criminal.pdfDugan%20Civil.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ilsd/files/Dugan%20Civil.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts