BiographySitting judge: appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court effective May 30, 2025 to the Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit (Mary L. Mikva vacancy); hears traffic and domestic violence cases. Cook County assistant public defender 1984-2021 (trial attorney in juvenile court, then felony trials and appeals; chief of the legal resources division 2008; chief of staff to Public Defender Amy Campanelli 2015). Private practice 2021-2025. Adjunct professor of appellate advocacy and legal writing at UIC School of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Admitted to the Illinois bar in 1982. Chicago Council of Lawyers: Qualified.
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ProfessionJudge, Circuit Court of Cook County — 8th Subcircuit (appointed 2025), assigned to the Domestic Violence Division