| JUDGE LEWIS NIXON Date Admitted to Bar: 1975 – Illinois. He was also subsequently admitted to the United States District Court of Illinois, Federal Trial Bar, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the United States Court of Military Appeals and the United States Supreme court in 1979. Court: Currently assigned to the Chancery Division, Mortgage Foreclosure/Mechanics Lien Section Legal Experience: Before becoming a judge, Lewis Nixon was the Regional Counsel for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development from 1983 2001. He was a trial attorney for the Burlington Northern Railroad from 1980 to 1983 handling litigation, trials and appeals involving FELA matters in state and federal courts in Illinois. He was an associate at Conklin & Adler from 1979 to 1980 handling aviation litigation. He began his career as an assistant United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois prosecuting federal criminal cases from 1975 to 1979. Judicial Experience: In November 2001 Judge Nixon was appointed to the Circuit Court of Cook County to fill an unexpired term. He was elected in November 2002. Judge Nixon’s first assignment was in the 1st Municipal District where he was assigned to the Traffic Division. In 2003 he was selected to participate in the Chancery Division’s Mortgage Foreclosure Pilot Project. In 2004 Judge Nixon was assigned to the Chancery Division’s Mechanics Lien section and is currently assigned to that division’s newly renamed Mortgage Foreclosure/Mechanics Lien section. Awards: Judge Nixon has received from the Cook County Bar Association a Presidential Award (1987) and a Judicial Award (2003). In 1999 prior to becoming a judge, Judge Nixon received the S. Leigh Curry Award; the highest award that given to a HUD attorney. Judge Nixon was inducted into the John M. Marshall Harlan High School Hall of Fame (2003) in 2004 and 2007 Judge Nixon was bestowed awards by the Alpha Phi Alpha Mu Mu Lambda Chapter Fraternity. Lectures: ‘Getting and Keeping a Driver’s License’, IJA Judicial Perspective cable television program, 2004; participant, ‘ Mortgage Foreclosure, IJA Judicial Perspective cable television program, 2006; Presenter, seminar on representing victims of home repair and construction fraud, Pro Bono Center for Disability and Elder Law, 2007; participant, ‘ Mortgage Foreclosure CBA Program WYCC television, 2007; Guest Muhammad & Friends, Mortgage Foreclosure, Chicago CAN- TV, 2002-2007 various dates & times; Panel member, American Invsco seminar on Mortgage Foreclosure, 2007; Mock Trial judge, Chicago Public Schools Law and Public Safety Mock Trial program, 2007; Panel member, ISBA program ‘ Illinois Law’ Mortgage Foreclosure, 2008; Moderator/Featured Speaker National Bar Association 28th Annual Mid – Year Conference; “Sub- Prime Lending Crisis”. Memberships/Organizations: 2nd Vice-President Illinois Judges Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Cook County Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association, West Suburban Bar Association, Illinois Judicial Conference, Committee on Criminal Law & Probation, Past Member ISBA/CBA Joint Task Force on Judicial Independence, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. African – American Genealogical & Historical Society of Chicago, Illinois Judicial Council Birth Place: Gallion, Alabama, born 1949 Family: Married, three (3) children, one (1) granddaughter Education: De Paul University college of Law, 1974, Juris Doctor Degree. St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN, B.A. Sociology. Hobbies: Genealogy, reading Additional Information: Judge Nixon serves as a mentor judge for new judges. Judge Nixon is an adjunct faculty at Roosevelt University’s School of Paralegal Studies. |
