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Illinois Supreme Court Committee appointments for December 2025 | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

Illinois Supreme Court Committee appointments for December 2025

12/16/2025

  • Hon. Charles S. Beach, II has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Hon. Charles S. Beach, II has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Data Task Force.
  • Hon. Johannah B. Weber has been reappointed as a member of the Judicial Mentor Committee.
  • Hon. Phoebe S. Bowers has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation.
  • Hon. Kevin T. Lee has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation.
  • David Racine has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation.
  • Hon. Regina A. Scannicchio has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation.
  • Hon. Bonnie N. Wheaton has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation.
  • Hon. Christine A. Downs has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility.
  • Frederick W. Johnson has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility.
  • Hon. Pamela Saindon has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility.
  • Nina J. Fain has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility.
  • Alexander D. Marks has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility.
  • Kernisha Padilla has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility.
  • Pamela E. Hart has been appointed as chairperson of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility.
  • Stephen C. Lee has been appointed as vice-chairperson of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility.
  • Heather B. Kroencke has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
  • Azam Nizamuddin has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
  • Daniel R. Hernandez has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
  • Alan G. Pirtle has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
  • Hon. Sierra D. Senor-Moore has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
  • Hon. Susan F. Hutchinson has been reappointed as a member of the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board.
  • Edward G. Willer has been reappointed as a member of the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board.
  • John E. Thies has been appointed as a member of the Board of Admissions to the Bar.
  • Kelli E. Gordon has been appointed as president of the Board of Admissions to the Bar.
  • Hon. Diana L. Kenworthy has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.
  • Gray H. Noll has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.
  • Dena M. Singer has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.
  • Hon. Daniel K. Wright has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.
  • Hon. Mia S. McPherson has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.
  • Garrett N. Thomas has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.
  • Peter G. Baroni has been appointed as vice-chairperson of the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.
  • Professor John F. Erbes has been reappointed as Professor-Reporter of the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.
  • Hon. Jorge L. Ortiz has been reappointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Kimberly Ackermann has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Michael G. Bergmann has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Rev. Dr. Patrick Daymond has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Hon. Maureen Ward Kirby has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Hon. Marianna Spyropoulos has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Hon. Robert K. Villa has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Hon. Sonni C. Williams has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Hon. Heinz Rudolf has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Laura Cooper has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Probation Policy Advisory Board.
  • James Edwards has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Probation Policy Advisory Board.
  • Hon. Jennifer J. Clifford has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Domestic Violence.
  • Hon. Judith L. Rice has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Domestic Violence.
  • Hon. Corri Trotter has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Domestic Violence.
  • Hon. Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Domestic Violence.
  • Hon. Leah A. Captain has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Domestic Violence.
  • Hon. Andrew J. Purcell has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Domestic Violence.
  • Hon. Jennifer J. Clifford has been reappointed as chairperson of the Supreme Court Committee on Domestic Violence.
  • Hon. Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh has been reappointed as vice-chairperson of the Supreme Court Committee on Domestic Violence.
  • Hon. Heidi A. Benson has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
  • Hon. Elizabeth M. Budzinski, Ret. has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
  • Tara R. Devine has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
  • Hon. Jerry A. Esrig has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
  • Hon. Jason M. Bohm has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
  • Matthew J. Egan has been appointed as chairperson of the Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
  • Tara R. Devine has been appointed as vice-chairperson of the Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
  • Nancy S. Marder has been reappointed as Reporter of the Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
  • Hon. P Scott Neville, Jr. has been appointed as chairperson of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • Hon. David K. Overstreet has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Conference of Illinois.
  • James E. Chadd has been reappointed as State Appellate Defender.
  • Hon. Mark M. Boie has been reappointed as a member of the Appellate Court Administrative Committee of the Supreme Court.
  • Hon. Michael B. Hyman has been reappointed as a member of the Appellate Court Administrative Committee of the Supreme Court.
  • Terry A. Mueller has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee.
  • Hon. Michael Chmiel has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.
  • Diana Law has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.
  • Hon. Daniel Malone has been reappointed as a member and vice-chairperson of the Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.
  • Kerry R. Peck has been reappointed as a member and chairperson of the Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.
  • Sandra Weintraub, PhD has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.
  • Patricia C. Bobb has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law.
  • Melodi D. Green has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law.
  • Joseph J. Torres has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law.
  • Pamela E. Hart has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law.
  • Hon. Carmen J. Goodman has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
  • Hon. Daryl J. Jones has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
  • Karen G. Levi has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
  • Hon. Martin J. Mengarelli has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
  • Hon. Ramon Ocasio III has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
  • Hon. Pamela Saindon has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
  • Hon. Karen S. Tharp has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
  • Matthew S. Wilzbach has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
  • Lisa Jacobs has been reappointed as vice-chairperson of the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Courts.
  • Thomas R. Allen, III has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Heather L. Daniel has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Amy Maria Gardener has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Kathryn C. Liss has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Stuart E. Palmer has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Thomas E. Quinn has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Patricia A. Rangel has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Greta G. Weathersby has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Tanya D. Woods has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Juliet V. Berger-White has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Eric E. Castaneda has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • James P. Durkin has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Matthew L. Kutcher has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Latoya D. Spearman has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Michael G. Cortina has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Jack C. Mardoian has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Laura R. Conroy has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Hon. George Strickland, Ret. has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Kristen N. Suchy has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Michael D. Block has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Laura C. Chaplinski has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Joan N. Harrop has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • James A. Murphy has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Melissa M. Olivero has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Denise Barr has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • John J. Holevas has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Joseph B. Ott has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • James M. Rochford has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Nicolas J. Rochford has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Andrew Bequette has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Lorna K. Geller has been reappointed as a member and vice-chairperson of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Diane M. Goffinet has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Laura E. Schrick has been reappointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • Letitia B. Wiggins has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness.
  • J. Nelson Wood has been appointed as chairperson of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
  • Kate L. McCracken has been appointed as vice-chairperson of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
  • Bradley N. Pollock has been reappointed as a member of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Review Board.
  • Esther J. Seltz has been reappointed as a member and chairperson of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Review Board.
  • Steven F. Pflaum has been appointed as a member of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Review Board.
  • George E. Marron has been appointed as vice-chairperson of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Review Board.
  • Hon. David R. Navarro has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Rules Committee.
  • Hon. Tracie Porter has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Rules Committee.
  • Larry R. Rodgers, Jr. has been reappointed as a member and appointed as chairperson of the Supreme Court Rules Committee.
  • Julie A. Webb has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Rules Committee.
  • Michael A. Flemming has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Rules Committee.
  • Miranda L. Soucie has been appointed as vice-chairperson of the Supreme Court Rules Committee.
  • Professor Keith H. Beyler has been reappointed Reporter of the Supreme Court Rules Committee.
  • Hon. Frank Fuhr has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Illinois Evidence.
  • Daniel R. Price has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Illinois Evidence.
  • Hon. D’Anthony V. Thedford has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Illinois Evidence.
  • Hon. Thaddeus L. Wilson has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Illinois Evidence.
  • Hon. Amanda Ade-Harlow has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • Hon. Eugene G. Doherty has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • Hon. Lisa Fallon has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • Clarissa Gaff has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • Hon. Kathy Keefe has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • Hon. Randy Pollard, Jr. has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • Lonnie Renda has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • A representative of the Cook County Chief Judge’s Office shall serve as a member of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • A representative of the Appellate Lawyer’s Association of Illinois shall serve as a member of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • Hon. Cynthia A. Grant has been appointed as chairperson of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • Trent Bush has been appointed as vice-chairperson of the Supreme Court E-Business Policy Advisory Board.
  • Hon. Carla E. Barnes-Wheeler has been reappointed as a member and chairperson of the Supreme Court Committee on Equal Justice.
  • Hon. Matthew D. Lee has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Equal Justice.
  • Hon. Stephanie K. Miller has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Equal Justice.
  • Shyama S. Parikh has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Equal Justice.
  • Avani V. Patel has been reappointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Equal Justice.
  • Kacie J. Brinkman has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Equal Justice.
  • Jungyoon Jaz Park has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Equal Justice.
  • Hon. Loveleen K. Ahuja has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Equal Justice.