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P. Scott Neville Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Illinois Supreme Court · 1st District
Background: Neville began his legal career as a clerk for Appellate Judge Glenn T. Johnson. Neville taught at the University of Chicago Law School's Intensive Trial Practice Workshop.
At a glance
- Court
- Illinois Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- 1st District
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Illinois Supreme Court (May 17, 2018); later won election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Illinois Supreme Court
- Appointment date
- May 17, 2018
- Took office
- June 15, 2018
- Current term ends
- December 2, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Democratic
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Culver Stockton College
- Law: University of Washington School of Law
- Prior offices
- Cook County Circuit Court (Year left office: 2004)
- Illinois 1st District Appellate Court (Year left office: 2018)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on P. Scott Neville’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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