Shadid was in private practice from 1983 to 2001, additionally acting as part-time public defender in Peoria County from 1986 to 2001 and a commissioner of the Illinois Court of Claims from 1996 to 2001.[4] In December 2001, Shadid was appointed to the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois.[6] He was primarily in felony court, with other work in misdemeanor and civil court.[5][7]
^Zalaznik, David (April 27, 2011). "Judge James Shadid sworn in". PJStar.com. Peoria, Illinois. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2011. U. S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., reaches in front of George Shadid Wednesday to shake the hand of Shadid's wife, Lorraine, after their son, newly sworn U. S. District Judge James Shadid, gave most of the credit for his opportunity to his mother.
^'Illinois Blue Book 1993–1994, Biographical Sketch of George Shadid, pg. 111
^Illinois State University's Trustee biography says that McCuskey's chief judge term started on December 14, 2004; Kravetz in the Peoria Journal Star says "since 2005".