Judge Araceli R. De La Cruz was appointed as a Circuit Court Judge by the Illinois Supreme Court and sworn in on January 6, 2022. Judge De La Cruz is a lifelong Chicago resident. Academic scholarships enabled her to attend the University of Illinois at Chicago where she studied English Literature and Political Science. While attending The John Marshall Law School she competed in
Michael is a Democratic candidate for Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. He is currently a partner in the trial department at the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. As a litigator with a focus on commercial litigation, he has been involved in a wide assortment of complex matters in courts across the country and has significant trial and appellate
Rena Marie Van Tine became the first female Indian American judge in the nation on June 12, 2001 when she was appointed Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. On February 19, 2021 she became the first female Indian American Judge to be appointed to a countywide vacancy in Cook County. Since February 2017, she has been assigned to the Law Division,
