| Judge Michael P. Toomin Date Admitted to Bar: Illinois-1967 Court: Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Legal Experience: 1967-69, Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Cook County Public Defender; 1969-80, Solo Practitioner specializing in criminal defense in federal and state courts. Judicial Experience: In March 1980, Toomin was appointed an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. In that capacity, he served in the First and Second Municipal Districts handling civil and criminal cases as well as ordinance violations. In November 1984, Judge Toomin was elected a Circuit Court Judge and assigned to the Criminal Division where he presently sits. In 1994, Toomin was appointed as a Supervising Judge, a position he presently holds. He also serves as Acting Presiding Judge in the absence of the Presiding Judge, Paul Biebel, Jr. Awards and Honors: Certificate of Appreciation, Office of the Cook County Public Defender, 1969; Certificate of Appreciation, Criminal Law Committee of The Chicago Bar Association, 1977; Certificate of Appreciation, Defense of Prisoners Committee of The Chicago Bar Association, 1979; Certificate of Merit, Illinois Defender Project, 1979; Certificate of Appreciation, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1984; Award of Excellence, Illinois Public Defender’s Association, 1990; Distinguished Faculty Award, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1994.Appointments: Chairman, Special Supreme Court Committee on Capital Cases, 2001-Present; Chairman, Committee on Criminal Law and Probation Administration of The Illinois Judicial Conference, 2002; Member, Illinois Senate Criminal Justice System Task Force, 1999-2000; Vice-Chairman, Cook County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1997-2000; Member, Supreme Court Rules, Criminal Subcommittee, 1995-1997; Board of Directors, Illinois Judges Association, 1995-1997; Chairman, Defense of Prisoners Committee of The Chicago Bar Association, 1979; Chairman, Criminal Law Committee of The Chicago Bar Association, 1977. Memberships: Illinois Judges Association; Illinois State Bar Association; The Chicago Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, 1962, B.A.; DePaul University College of Law, 1967, J.D. Military Service: United States Marine Corps, 1956-58 |
