| Judge La Quietta J. Hardy-Campbell Thirty-three years of legal experience as private practitioner, congressional staffer, judge and adjunct professor of law. Creative thinker who looks for imaginative ways of approaching family law problems and finding solutions. Assigned as a mentor to new judges and has supervised over 20 law students as interns. Key accomplishments: Created and designed museum quality exhibit which highlights the increase in diversity on the Cook County Bench. Developed and led Child Support/Custody Workshops for homeless and/or battered women in shelters throughout the city. Initiated and nurtured relationship with South Africa’s Legal and Diplomatic community opening doors for dialogue and exchange with the Cook County Judiciary and South Africa’s emerging democracy. Appointed to Cook County Family Mediation Advisory Committee to consider enhancements of mediation services and recommend whether changes should be made to the program. Judge La Quietta J. Hardy-Campbell was first elected a circuit judge in November of 1998. She was assigned to the Domestic Relations Division where she continues to serve. In addition to her judicial duties, Judge Hardy-Campbell is the past Chair of the Illinois Judicial Council (2009-2010) an organization of 200 judges. In 2008, she was appointed to the faculty for the Judicial Education Conference sponsored by the Administrative Offices of the Illinois Courts. Judge Hardy-Campbell was also selected by the Chief Judge to mentor newly appointed and elected judges and is certified in comprehensive mediation in the State of Illinois. Her professional affiliations include membership in the Illinois Judicial Council, Illinois Judges Association, the Cook County Bar Association, the Black Women Lawyers’ Association, serving as one of its Board Members and Chair of its Solo Practitioner Committee and the Illinois State Bar Association serving on its Diversity Pipeline Subcommittee. She is a member of the first class of Leadership Greater Chicago (1984-1985) and currently serves as a Board Member of Leadership Greater Chicago Fellows Association. Prior to her election to the bench, Judge Hardy-Campbell was a private practitioner for over 12 years, specializing in Family and Real Estate Law. During her tenure as a private practitioner she also served as a Special Counsel to the Chicago Park District. For 8 years, Judge Hardy-Campbell served as General Counsel and Deputy Staff Director for Congressman Cardiss Collins (D-Il) and Congressman William L. Clay (D-Mo) in the U.S. House of Representatives, drafting legislation, coordinating Congressional oversight hearings and authoring committee reports. She was formerly an adjunct professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law teaching Advance Issues of Family Law A native Chicagoan, Judge Hardy-Campbell received her J.D. from DePaul University School of Law in 1977 and her B. S. from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1973. |
