Ready To Serve

New Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr., grew up in the Chicago Bronzeville neighborhood under challenging circumstances. As recounted in “Ready To Serve,” the Illinois Bar Journal’s December profile of the chief justice, those years “were challenging for his family and especially his mother, a schoolteacher,” Chief Justice Neville says. “But I maintain that those very difficult times made me the kind of person I am. I often say I grew up on the rough side of the mountain,” he says. “But it is pressure that turns coal into diamonds. And being pressured to become responsible, to work hard, proved to be an invaluable lesson.” Read on for more of Chief Justice Neville’s journey to the Court.

Read the December Illinois Bar Journal’s article, "Ready To Serve."