Member Groups

Judicial Evaluations - Outside Cook County

The mission of the Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations - Outside Cook County is

  • To investigate and evaluate the qualifications of Illinois candidates for nomination to the U.S. District Court and Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • To investigate and evaluate the qualifications of candidates for nomination, election, retention and appointment to the Illinois Supreme Court in all judicial districts, and to the Illinois Appellate Court in the districts outside of Cook County.

No committee member who serves on a campaign committee, or is actively involved in fund raising for any candidate under review, may participate in the investigation or evaluation of any candidate for the same judicial office. Consists of a chair, a vice-chair, a secretary and sufficient members to implement its responsibilities in all judicial districts. Lay members are authorized. Five members shall constitute a quorum.

Standing Committee Roster

  • John K. Kim, State Farm Mutual Automobilie Ins Co, Bloomington, Chair
  • Tambra K. Cain, Vienna, Vice-Chair
  • Joseph F. Emmerth, IV, Sullivan Taylor & Gumina PC, Wheaton, Secretary
  • Marcilene Dutton, Illinois State Board of Education Deputy General Counsel, Legal Dept, Chatham, Ex-Officio
  • Geri L. Arrindell, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Springfield, Member
  • Christopher J. Bauer, Bond County State's Attorney's Office, Greenville, Member
  • Margaret A. Bennett, Bennett Law Firm LLC, Oak Brook, Member
  • Paul R. Bown, Brown Hay & Stephens, Springfield, Member
  • Terrence J. Brady, Libertyville, Member
  • Susan M. Brazas, Mevorah Law Offices, Lombard, Member
  • Jack C. Carey, Jack Carey Attorney at Law, Belleville, Member
  • Hon. Neal W. Cerne, DuPage County Courthouse, Wheaton, Member
  • Vincent F. Cornelius, Cornelius Law Office, Wheaton, Member
  • Peter J. Curielli, Law Offices of John Peter Curielli PC, Barrington, Member
  • Barbara L. Delanois, Davis & Delanois PC, Danville, Member
  • Richard D. Felice, Richard D Felice PC, Wheaton, Member
  • C Stephen Ferguson, Coles County State's Attorney, Mattoon, Member
  • Patrick E. Foppe, Lashly & Baer PC, St. Louis, Member
  • Ted P. Hammel, Brumund Jacobs Hammel Davidson & Andreano LLC, Joliet, Member
  • David K. Harris, Harris Law Center, Springfield, Member
  • John A. Hudspeth, Jr., Clinton County State's Attorney, Carlyle, Member
  • Stephen D. Iden, Land of Lincoln Legal Services, Springfield, Member
  • Martin H. Katz, Katz, Huntoon & Fieweger, P.C., Moline, Member
  • John B. Kincaid, Mirabella Kincaid Frederick & Mirabella PC, Wheaton, Member
  • Theodore G. Kutsunis, Kutsunis Weng & Morrison, Rock Island, Member
  • Donald A. LoBue, Law Offices of Donald A LoBue, Springfield, Member
  • George F. Mahoney, Mahoney Silverman & Cross LLC, Joliet, Member
  • Claire A. Manning, Brown Hay & Stephens LLP, Springfield, Member
  • J Dennis Marek, Ackman Marek & Boyd Ltd, Kankakee, Member
  • Graciela Mata, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, Peoria, Member
  • Julia M. Matoesian, Edwardsville, Member
  • James F. McCluskey, Momkus McCluskey LLC, Lisle, Member
  • Joseph H. McMahon, Kane County State's Attorney's Office, St Charles, Member
  • William A. Mueller, Mueller & Reece LLC, Bloomington, Member
  • Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy, Acton & Snyder LLP, Danville, Member
  • Douglas B. Olivero, Louis E. Olivero & Assoc., Peru, Member
  • Tara H. Ori, Lake County States Attorney Office, Waukegan, Member
  • Dennis J. Orsey, Dennis J Orsey P C, Granite City, Member
  • Gary L. Peterlin, Perona Peterlin Andreoni & Brolley LLC, Oglesby, Member
  • David R. Reid, Reid Law Office LLC, Springfield, Member
  • John J. Rekowski, Madison County Public Defender, Edwardsville, Member
  • Keith E. Roberts, Jr., Roberts PC, Wheaton, Member
  • Gregory A. Scott, Scott & Scott, P.C., Springfield, Member
  • Donald P. Shriver, Shriver, O'Neill, & Thompson, Rockford, Member
  • Alan L. Sternberg, Bloomington, Member
  • Shira D. Truitt, The Truitt Law Firm LLC, Belleville, Member
  • Elizabeth F. Wakeman, Zukowski Rogers Flood & McArdle, Crystal Lake, Member
  • Sonni C. Williams, City of Peoria, Peoria, Member
  • Jennifer W. Hammer, Giffin Winning Cohen & Bodewes, Springfield, Board Liaison
  • Mr. David N. Anderson, Illinois State Bar Association, Springfield, Staff Liaison