As part of our Windy City Times criminal justice series, we wanted to provide a look at the openly LGBT judges in the Chicago area. This region has come a long way since 1994, when Tom Chiola was elected as the first openly gay person to win any office in Illinois.
The Alliance of Illinois Judges is the professional networking organization founded by the LGBT Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County. It is open to all Judges (gay and straight) throughout the State of Illinois. While most of the LGBT Judges reside in Cook County, there is an openly gay judge in Kane County. For more information about the Alliance go to theaij.com .
Below is an alphabetical listing of the openly LGBT judges in this area. Some work in the civil courts, others in the criminal system. Note, Eileen Brewer chose not to have her photo with this article.
View full page here: www.windycitymediagroup.com/pdf/JudgesMay29-2013.pdf .
Eileen M. Brewer
Circuit Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Law Division, Motion Judge
Brewer preferred not be be pictured due to the nature of her work.
Photos by Hal Baim, in addition to photos provided by the judges.
Cheryl D. Cesario
Associate Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Probate Division
Tom Chiola
Retired after 15 years as Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County
John G. Dalton
Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Kane County (16th Judicial District)
Civil Division
John H. Ehrlich
Circuit Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Chancery Division
Sophia H. Hall
Presiding Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Department
Nancy Katz
Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Domestic Relations Division
Stuart Katz
Associate Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Juvenile Justice Division
Patricia Logue
Associate Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Domestic Relations Division
Noreen V. Love
Circuit Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
4th Municipal District
Mike McHale
Circuit Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Criminal Division
Sebastian T. Patti
Presiding Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Domestic Violence Division
Sherry Pethers
Circuit Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
1st Municipal District, Civil Litigation
Mary Colleen Roberts
Circuit Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Criminal Division
Mary M. Rowland
Federal Magistrate Judge
Unites States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Andrea M. Schleifer
Circuit Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Domestic Relations Division
Colleen F. Sheehan
Circuit Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Juvenile Justice Division
James E. Snyder
Associate Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
1st. Municipal District, Supervising Judge, Civil Jury Division
Mary Susan Trew
Associate Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Domestic Relations Division
Lori M. Wolfson
Associate Judge,
Circuit Court of Cook County
Juvenile Justice Division
View full page here: www.windycitymediagroup.com/pdf/JudgesMay29-2013.pdf .
View series to date in full layout form here: www.windycitymediagroup.com/pdf/LGBTCriminalSystem.pdf .
