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Mary Jane Theis' Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Office

Supreme Court Building
200 East Capitol
Springfield, IL 62701

Michael A. Bilandic Building
160 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60601

Full Name:

Mary Jane Theis

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: John; 2 Children: Jack, Claire

Birth Date:

02/27/1949

Birth Place:

Chicago, IL

Religion:

Catholic

JD, School of Law, University of San Francisco, 1974

BA, Loyola University, Chicago, 1971

Justice, Illinois State Supreme Court, District 1, 2010-present

Appointed, Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, October 2010

Former Chair, Committee on Education, Illinois Judicial Conference

Former Chair, Committee on Judicial Conduct, Illinois Judicial Conference

Former Member, Rules Committee, Supreme Court of Illinois

Instructor, Chicago Bar Association

Instructor, Illinois State Bar Association

Instructor, John Marshall School of Law

Instructor, Loyola University School of Law

Instructor, Northwestern University School of Law

Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 1994-2010

Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 1988-1993

Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 1983-1988

Assistant Public Defender, Cook County, Illinois, 1974-1983

Former President, Appellate Lawyers Association

Former Member, Board of Governors, Illinois State Bar Association

Former Member, Board of Managers, Chicago Bar Association

Former President, Illinois Judges Association

Former President/Founding Member, Illinois Judges Foundation

Member, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois

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