John Phil Gilbert at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. District Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 24, 1992–present
John Phil Gilbert
U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 1988-1992
- vice-chairman, 1983-1985
- chairman, 1981-1983
- Member, Illinois State Board of Elections, 1978-1988
- Assistant city attorney, Carbondale, IL, 1975-1978
- Special assistant attorney general, Public Aid Enforcement Division, State of Illinois, 1974-1975
- Private practice, Carbondale, IL, 1974-1988
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Illinois, 1992-2014
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Personal record
Born 1949 · Carbondale, IL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
In the event of a disagreement, the Court will only allow the use of the exhibits for which admissibility can be determined promptly and without causing a delay in the start of the trial. Electronic demonstrative aids that do not involve exhibits to be introduced during trial, such as Power Point, must be shown to…Sison.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/1381216CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1198/john-phil-gilbert/Sison.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ilsd/files/Sison.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