| Judge Edward Washington II Judge Edward Washington II serves in the Law Division presiding over jury trials. He became a judge in 2002 and was elected to the bench in 2004. Prior to becoming a judge, he was a partner with two major national law firms, Foley & Lardner (f.k.a. Hopkins & Sutter) and McGuire-Woods, doing complex litigation and government relations work. He has also served as Division Chief of the Public Interest Division with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, and as an administrative law judge with the Illinois Commerce Commission. He has also served as a senior attorney and lobbyist with MCI Telecommunications. Early in his career he represented indigent families in Juvenile Court, and helped to establish a committee to assist lawyers with small community based offices to resolve formal disciplinary complaints. As a lawyer he tried and argued cases on appeal in many venues across the country. He is a certified mediator for the Cook County Circuit Court. He is a graduate of Creighton University – B.S.B.A. Finance and Washington University J.D. 1982. ...for more information, click here |
