1979
- Joseph Duffy, Partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP, will continue to serve as a Commissioner on the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board.
- Hon. Gregory Wojkowski, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
1982
- Hon. Christ Stanley Stacey, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
1983
- Hon. Suzanne C. Mangiamele, Associate Judge of the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Jill Rose Quinn, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Terrence V. Sharkey, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
1984
- Hon. Michael Fleming, Associate Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Clayton Lindsey, Associate Judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
1988
- Hon. Joy Gossman, Chief Public Defender of Lake County, Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
1989
- Lewis W. Powell III was awarded the 2022 Northern Illinois University Department of Political Science Daniel Wit Service Award.
1991
- Hon. Kelly Marie McCarthy, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Margaret O’Connell, Circuit Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
1992
- Hon. Paul Bauer, Circuit Judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Barbara Dunn, Partner at Barnes & Thornburg, was named a Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leader in Law.
1993
- Hon. Maura Slattery Boyle, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Carl L. Evans Jr., Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Gary Gassman, Member with Cozen O’Connor, was named a Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leader in Law.
- Hon. J. Scott Odorisi, Supreme Court Judge of New York State, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Andreana Turano, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
1994
- Hon. Amee Alonso, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Christopher Kennedy, Associate Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
1995
- Hon. Frank Andreou, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
1996
- Kerryann Haase Minton, Managing Partner at Michael Best & Friedrich, was named a Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leader in Law.
1998
- Hon. Carla E. Barnes, Circuit Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Robert “Bobby” Gerber, Managing Partner at Neal Gerber Eisenberg, was named a Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leader in Law.
1999
- Tia Ghattas, Member with Cozen O’Connor, was named a Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leader in Law.
2000
- Hon. Elizabeth Ciaccia-Lezza, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Jacquelyn Melius, Associate Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Michael Nerheim, Presiding Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Tammy Wendt, Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
2001
- Hon. Araceli de la Cruz, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
2002
- Hon. Laura Ayala-Gonzalez, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Regina Mescall, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Jeffrey Steffen has joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as a Counsel in the Corporate and Securities Group.
2003
- Hon. Patricia Cornell, Associate Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Hon. Scott Sliwinski, Associate Judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
2004
- Alison Brunelle (MJ 2004) started a new position as National Privacy Services Leader at RSM US LLP.
- Hon. Eric Miller, Trustee of the Village of Poplar Grove, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
2005
- Michael Bonamarte IV, Partner at Levin & Perconti, was named a Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leader in Law.
- Hon. Renee Goble, Judge of the Denver County Court, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Toya Horn Howard, THH Attorney at Law, was named the Center for Disability & Elder Law’s 2022 Volunteer of the Year.
2006
- Hon. Ryan A. Swift, Associate Judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
2008
- Hon. Gerad Dougvillo, Circuit Judge of the Walworth County Circuit Court of Wisconsin, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
- Corey Minnihan was promoted to Counsel at Wells Fargo.
2009
- Kevin Coyne, Principal with Chuhak & Tecson, was named a Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law.
2011
- Marvet Sweis Drnovsek, Of Counsel with Taxman Pollock Murray & Bekkerman, was appointed to the Illinois Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes.
2012
- Malaika Caldwell accepted a position as Lead Counsel, EmployeeI Benefits at Kyndryl.
- Steve Reising was made Partner at Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, & Boyer, P.A.
2014
- Hon. Lindsay Huge (LLM 2014), Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, was inducted into the Law School’s Hall of Distinction.
2016
- Fatima Garcia accepted a position as Tax Associate at Polsinelli.
2018
- Benjamin Lockyer accepted a position as Associate at Greer Burns and Crain.
- Bria Riley is now Director of Corporate Counsel of Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc.
2019
- Hannah Johnson accepted a position as Contracts Officer at Northwestern University.
2020
- Nicolas V. Dolce is now an Associate Attorney at Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP.
2021
- Paris Smith is now an Associate Attorney at Rathje Woodward LLC.
