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Chief Judges and Administrative Staff | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

Each circuit is administered by a chief judge who is elected by vote of the circuit court judges of that circuit. The chief circuit judge is assisted by an administrative assistant and/or trial court administrator and other support staff. The number of counties in each circuit currently ranges from one to twelve. In each county, voters elect a circuit clerk for a four-year term. Circuit clerks, with help from deputy clerks hired by the circuit clerk, attend sessions of the court, preserve court files and documents, maintain complete records of all cases, and maintain records of money received and disbursed related to these cases.

First Judicial Circuit

Counties: Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Williamson

William J. Thurston, Chief Judge 
Williamson County Courthouse
200 West Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 940
Marion, IL 62959

Main Office: 618-997-1234
FAX: 618-998-2125

John Murry
Cynthia York
Brenda Sprague
Angi Horn

Trial Court Administrator
Senior Secretary
Administrative Assistant
Court Reporter Supervisor

618-997-1234
618-997-1234
618-997-1234
618-997-1234

Second Judicial Circuit

Counties: Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, White

Melissa Morgan, Chief Judge
Jefferson County Justice Center
911 Casey Avenue, Suite HI-05
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

Main Office: 618-244-8036
FAX: 618-244-8038

Lisa M. Simmons
Amy Scott
Erica Summers

Trial Court Administrator
Court Reporter Supervisor
Administrative Assistant

618-244-8036
618-244-8036
618-244-8036

Third Judicial Circuit

Counties: Bond and Madison

Christopher P. Threlkeld, Chief Judge
Madison County Courthouse
155 North Main Street, Suite 405
Edwardsville, IL 62025

Main Office: 618-296-4884
FAX: 618-692-7475

Ryan Anderson
Marissa Terry
Michelle Lippoldt 

Trial Court Administrator
Secretary
Court Reporter Supervisor

618-296-4884
618-296-4580
618-296-4576

Arbitration Center

Madison County Wood River Facility
101 E. Edwardsville Rd, Suite 200
Wood River, IL 62095

Main Office: 618-296-4730
FAX: 618-254-0374

Kathleen C. Harris
Jennifer Dunham

Arbitration Administrator
Foreclosure Mediation Program Administrator

618-296-4730
618-296-4760

Fourth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Christian, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Marion, Montgomery, Shelby

Martin W. Siemer, Chief Judge
Fayette County Courthouse
221 South 7th Street
Vandalia, IL 62471

Main Office: 618-283-2030
FAX: 618-283-9741

Jaime Warren
Rebecca Schulte

Trial Court Administrator
Court Reporter Supervisor

618-283-2030
618-283-2030

Fifth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar, Vermilion

Mark E. Bovard, Chief Judge
Coles County Courthouse
651 Jackson Ave., 2nd Floor
Charleston, IL 61920    

Main Office:  217-348-0538
FAX: 217-348-7346

Lori Pearson

Administrative Assistant

217-348-0538

Sixth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt

Randall B. Rosenbaum, Chief Judge
Moultrie County Courthouse
110 S. Main Street, Suite 12
Sullivan, IL 61951

Main Office: 217-728-4521
FAX: 217-728-8301

Lori Hansen
Jeff Waite
Michelle Faulkner

Champaign Co. Court Administrator
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant, Macon County

217-384-0154
217-728-4521
217-424-1464

Seventh Judicial Circuit

Counties: Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott

Ryan M. Cadagin, Chief Judge
Sangamon County Complex
200 South 9th Street, Room 522
Springfield, IL 62701

Main Office: 217-753-6360
FAX: 217-753-6357

Suzann Maxheimer
Danielle Martin
Morgan Kilberg
Jaymie Bauer

Trial Court Administrator
Administrative Assistant (Chief Judge)
Secretary
Court Reporting Services Supervisor

217-753-6359
217-753-6811
217-753-6360
217-753-6812

Eighth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Mason, Menard, Pike, Schuyler

Roger Thomson, Chief Judge
Adams County Courthouse
521 Vermont Street
Quincy, IL 62301

Main Office: 217-277-2055
FAX: 217-277-2072

Sharon Main
Nicole Kopec

Trial Court Administrator
Court Reporter Supervisor

217-277-2055
217-322-6226

Ninth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Warren

Raymond A. Cavanaugh, Chief Judge
130 S. Lafayette Street, Suite 30
Macomb, IL 61455

Main Office: 309-837-9278
FAX: 309-833-3547

Sandra Redington

Trial Court Administrator

309-837-9278

Tenth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Marshall, Peoria, Putnam, Stark, Tazewell

Katherine S. Gorman, Chief Judge
Peoria County Courthouse
324 Main Street, Room 215
Peoria, IL 61602-1363

Main Office: 309-672-6047
FAX: 309-672-6957

Gabe McLeod
Jennifer Shadid
Stefanie Dwyer

Court Administrator
Chief Financial Officer
Administrative Assistant

309-672-6066
309-677-6230
309-677-6236

Eleventh Judicial Circuit

Counties: Ford, Livingston, Logan, McLean, Woodford

Casey Costigan, Chief Judge
McLean County Law & Justice Center
104 West Front Street, Room 411
Bloomington, IL 61701

Main Office: 309-888-5254
FAX: 309-888-5602

William Scanlon
Joy McKinney

Trial Court Administrator
Administrative Assistant

309-888-5266
309-888-5254

Arbitration Center
200 W. Front St., Ste. 400-B
Bloomington, IL 61701

Main Office: 309-888-5847
FAX: 309-827-9700

Rachel Bunner

Arbitration Administrator

309-888-5847

Twelfth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Will

Daniel L. Kennedy, Chief Judge
Will County Courthouse
100 West Jefferson Street, Room 1028
Joliet, IL 60432

Main Office: 815-727-8540
FAX: 815-727-8817

Roger Holland
Linda Rousonelos
LuAnn Hatfield
Tad Zito
Krystle Teufer
Anne Swanson
Abigail Brown

Trial Court Administrator
Administrative Assistant (Chief Judge)
Legal Secretary
Dep. Trial Court Admin.
Asst. Trial Court Admin.
Asst. Trial Court Admin.
Administrative Assistant

815-774-4577
815-727-8941
815-774-4579
815-730-7056
815-727-8947
815-740-8072
815-727-8540

Arbitration Center
100 West Jefferson, 4th Floor
Joliet, IL 60432
Main Office: 815-774-4575
Fax: 815-774-4576

Lisa Burton

Arbitration Administrator

815-774-4578

Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Bureau, Grundy, LaSalle

H. Chris Ryan, Jr., Chief Judge
LaSalle County Courthouse
119 W. Madison #202
Ottawa, IL 61350

Main Office: 815-434-0786
FAX: 815-434-6062

Lori Wakeman
Dawn Bidasio
Jennifer Sellett

Trial Court Administrator
Assistant Court Admin.
Court Reporter Supervisor

815-434-0770
815-434-0786
815-434-0787

Fourteenth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside

Clarence M. Darrow, Chief Judge
Rock Island County Courthouse
1317 3rd Avenue, Suite 304
Rock Island, IL 61201

Main Office: 309-558-3289
FAX: 309-558-3263

Vicki A. Bluedorn
Sherri Lawton
Dawn Tanner
Guadalupe Lara-Guerrero
Jennifer Kilcoin
Rebecca Todd

Trial Court Administrator
Exec. Secretary/Paralegal
Chief Deputy
Jury Personnel
Legal Assistant
Court Reporter Supervisor

309-558-3289
309-558-3259
309-558-3258
309-558-3260
309-558-3255
309-558-3929

Arbitration Center
1617 Second Avenue, Suite 100
Rock Island, IL 61201
Main Office: 309/794-3605
FAX: 309/794-3607

 

 

 

Fifteenth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson

Jacquelyn D. Ackert, Chief Judge
Lee County Courthouse
309 S Galena Ave, Suite 330
Dixon, IL 61021

Lesley Dever
Thomas Schwamberger

Trial Court Administrator
Court Reporter Supervisor

815-440-4389
815-440-9308

Sixteenth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Kane

Robert Villa, Chief Judge
Kane County Judicial Center
37W777 Rt. 38, Suite 301
St. Charles, IL 60175

Main Office: 630-232-3440
FAX: 630-406-7121

Andrea O’Brien
Jason Mathis
Christy DeChristopher

Court Administrator
Deputy Court Administrator
Administrative Assistant

630-232-3443
630-208-5145
630-406-7457

*Jason Mathis is located at Kane County Courthouse
100 South Third St., Room 360, Geneva, IL 60134

Kane County Arbitration Center
100 South Third Street, Room 212
Geneva, IL 60134

Main Office: 630-232-3437
FAX: 630-232-8418

Mary Barnette

Arbitration Assistant

630-232-3437

Seventeenth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Boone and Winnebago

John S. Lowry, Chief Judge
Winnebago County Courthouse
400 West State Street, #215
Rockford, IL 61101

Main Office: 815-319-4800
FAX: 815-319-4808

Thomas Jakeway
Michael Smith
Kimberly Ackmann
Emily Behnke
Kathleen Fink
Kelly Rohrer
Nicole Ticknor
Kristine Gibbons

Trial Court Administrator
Deputy Court Administrator
Deputy Court Administrator
Problem-Solving Courts Administrator
Administrative Assistant (Chief Judge)
Administrative Assistant
Dep. Admin Domestic Violence
Court Operations Asst. (Boone)

815-319-4830
815-319-4832
815-319-4831
815-319-4834
815-319-4800
815-319-4806
815-319-2427
815-547-8115

Boone and Winnebago Arbitration Center
308 West State Street, Suite 25
Rockford, IL 61101

Main Office: 815-987-7739
FAX: 815-987-7817

Michael O’Connor

Mandatory Arbitration Administrator

815-987-7739

Eighteenth Judicial Circuit

Counties: DuPage

Bonnie Wheaton, Chief Judge
DuPage County Courthouse
505 North County Farm Road, #2015
Wheaton, IL 60187-3907

Main Office: 630-407-8901
FAX: 630-407-8836

Suzanne Armstrong
Katherine Thompson
Sue Makovec
Carmen Gutierrez
Lindsay Psolla
Jillian Dirks

Trial Court Administrator
Deputy Court Administrator
Assistant Court Administrator
Admin. Assistant (Chief Judge)
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant TCA

630-407-8901
630-407-8901
630/407-8998
630-407-8903
630-407-8901
630-407-8901

Arbitration Center
505 N. County Farm Road, Room 354
Wheaton, IL 60187

Main Office: 630-407-2870
FAX: 630-407-2859

Kimberly A. Verest
Carol A. Taylor

Arbitration Administrator
Administrative Assistant

630-407-2870
630-407-2874

Nineteenth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Lake

Daniel B. Shanes, Chief Judge
Lake County Courthouse
18 North County Street
Waukegan, IL 60085-4359

Main Office: 847-377-4500

Karl Walldorf
Claudia Gilhooley
Lorena Hernandez

Executive Director
Director, Judicial Operations
Administrative Assistant

847-377-3600
847-377-3600
847-377-3771

Alternative Dispute Resolution Center
415 West Washington, Suite 106
Waukegan, IL 60085

Main Office: 847-377-3700
FAX: 847-263-7758

Delta Hawkins
Maria Vassilev

Arbitration Administrator
Administrative Assistant

847-377-3550
847-377-3551

Twentieth Judicial Circuit

Counties: St. Clair

Andrew J. Gleeson, Chief Judge
St. Clair County Building
10 Public Square
Belleville, IL 62220

Main Office: 618-277-7325
FAX: 618-277-1398

Mary Berneking
Lisa Meile

Court Administrator
Administrative Assistant

618-825-2537
618-825-2776

Arbitration Center
19 Public Square, Suite 400
Belleville, IL 62220

Main Office: 618-236-8605
FAX: 618-236-8608

Shawn Heinlein
Brad Werle

Arbitration Administrator
Administrative Assistant

618-236-8605
618-236-8605

Twenty-First Judicial Circuit

Counties: Iroquois and Kankakee

Thomas W. Cunnington, Chief Judge
Kankakee County Courthouse
450 East Court Street
Kankakee, IL 60901

Main Office: 815-937-2915
FAX: 815-937-3903

Lori Wolf
Sue Travis
Heather Ruel

Trial Court Administrator
Court Reporter Supervisor
Administrative Assistant

815-937-2915
815-937-2918
815-937-3015

Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit

Counties: McHenry

Michael W. Feetterer, Chief Judge
Michael J. Sullivan Judicial Center
2200 North Seminary Avenue
Woodstock, IL 60098

Main Office: 815-334-4385
FAX: 815-334-4659

Dan Wallis
Dawn Mitchell
Jill Gieseke

Court Administrator
Administrative Assistant
Deputy Court Administrator

815-334-4351
815-334-4885
815-334-4381

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Center
400 Russell Court, Suite 6
Woodstock, IL 60098

Main Office: 815-337-0582

Agnes Kretowicz

Arbitration Administrator

815-337-0582

Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit

Counties: DeKalb & Kendall

Bradley J. Waller, Chief Judge
DeKalb County Courthouse
133 West State Street
Sycamore, IL 60178

Main Office: 815-895-7160
FAX: 815-895-1605

Marci Vose
Vicki Maurer

Court Administrator
Court Administrator

630-553-4208
815-895-7160

Twenty-Fourth Judicial Circuit

Counties: Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Washington

Daniel J. Emge, Chief Judge
Washington County Judicial Center
125 E. Elm Street
Nashville, IL 62263

Main Office: 618-327-4800 ext. 310

Lynn Combs
Jeff Twardowski

Administrative Assistant
Court Administrator 

618-327-4800 x 133
618-327-4800 x 134

Circuit Court of Cook County

Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge
Richard J. Daley Center
50 W. Washington, Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60602

Main Office: 312-603-6000
FAX: 312-603-5366

Eileen Heisler
Bettie McMillian
Stephen Brandt

Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Legal Department

312-603-4253
312-603-2257
312-603-1920

Arbitration Center
222 N. LaSalle Street, 13th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601

Main Office: 312-793-0125
FAX: 312-793-0146

Kimberly Atz O'Brien
Emelda Wilkins

Arbitration Administrator
Deputy Administrator

312-793-0130
312-793-0133