| Judge Jane Louise Stuart Date admitted to Bar: Illinois – 1985 Court: Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Legal Experience: July 1985 to Mar 1987: Examing Attorney, Chicago Title Insurance Co.; March 1987 to December 1996: Assistant State’s Attorney – Office of the State’s Attorney for Cook County, Illinois Judicial Experience: Elected to Circuit Court of Cook County in 1996. She has served in First Municipal District since becoming a judge. December 1996 to January 1998, she was assigned to Traffic Court. January 1998 to March 1999 she was assigned to Housing Court. Since March 1999, Judge Stuart has been assigned to Forcible Entry and Detainer (Eviction) Court. Awards: Illinois Judicial Council – Edith S. Sampson Memorial Award, 1999 and John Marshall Law School Alumni Association – Distinguished Alumni Recognition, 2000. Memberships: American Judicature Association, Black Women Lawyer’s Association of Illinois, Chicago Bar Association, Cook County Bar Association, Illinois Judges Association; Illinois State Bar Association; and Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois Family: Single, never married. Education: Undergraduate: Chicago State University, 1970, Bachelor of Science in Education. Law school: John Marshall Law School, 1985, J.D. Hobbies: Bridge |
