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René A. Torrado, Jr.: [59] First Latino American male to serve as the President of the Chicago Bar Association (1995) [Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois] Moses Suarez: [60] First Latino American male to serve as President of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (2019) [Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois]
Theis became a judge in 1983, serving as an associate judge in the Cook County Circuit Court from 1983 to 1988, a full judge in the circuit court from 1988 to 1994, and state appellate court judge from 1993 to 2010. [5] From December 1997 until December 1998, Theis additionally served as president of the Illinois Judges Association. [6]
Mary Ann Grohwin was born to Roman and Emily Grohwin and grew up in a Roman Catholic household on the northwest side of Chicago. She attended Rosary College, now known as Dominican University. She received her law degree at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and was admitted practice law in Illinois in 1953. [2] [3]
Cunningham, who was an appellate judge from 2006 until her elevation to the Supreme Court in 2022 to replace retiring Justice Anne Burke, previously was an associate judge in Cook County and an ...
Jonathan Eugene Hawley (born 1971) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois since 2024. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2014 to 2024.
Crest of the Chicago Bar Association. Founded in 1874, the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) is a voluntary bar association with over 20,000 members. Like other bar associations, it concerns itself with professional ethics, networking among members, and continuing legal education. It is located adjacent to the University of Illinois Chicago School ...
The report included 85 recommendations for reform and helped persuade Ryan to commute all death sentences. [5] In 2003, Sullivan received the American Bar Association's John Minor Wisdom Award for his contributions to public service and the community. [6] In 2004, he was named Chicago Lawyer magazine’s Person of the Year. [7]
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.