Wednesday: Judgepedia's "Federal Courts, Empty Benches" Update →Sheldon Harris
| Sheldon Harris | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Illinois First District Appellate Court | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Second Division |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2010-2014 |
| Preceded by: | John O. Steele |
| Past position: | Cook Judicial Circuit Court |
| Past term: | 2000-2010 |
| Personal History | |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Bachelors: | University of Arizona, 1963 |
| Law School: | John Marshall Law School, 1966 |
Sheldon Harris is a judge on the First District Appellate Court in Illinois. He was first appointed to the court in 2010 and stood for retention in 2012.[1] He was reassigned from the second to the third division on February 1, 2013 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of judge John O. Steele.[2] His current term ends in 2014, but he will seek re-election that year.[3]
Education
Harris received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona at Tucson in 1963 and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School in 1966. [1]
Career
After a teaching stint in Chicago Public Schools, Harris began his law career in 1966 as a trial lawyer for the Legal Aid Bureau of Chicago. He then started his own law practice in 1970, first specializing in divorce and domestic relations cases and then moving to a trial law practice in personal injury, medical malpractice and corporate disputes. He spent three years as a principal of Haas and Harris, Ltd and and then over 25 years as Sheldon A. Harris & Associates. Harris was appointed to the Circuit Court of Cook County in February of 2000. In November 2010, he was appointed to the Illinois First District Appellate Court. [1][4]
Awards and Associations
- Pro bono mentor to attorneys in the Chicago Bar Association’s Access to Justice Program [1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Illinois Courts, Sheldon A. Harris
- ↑ State of Illinois, "State of Illinois Supreme Court," November 12, 2012
- ↑ Information submitted on Judgepedia's biographical submission form on 1/22/2013
- ↑ Justice Sheldon A. Harris website
