Joe Birkett

Joe Birkett
Judge on the Illinois Appellate Court – Second District
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2010
Appointed byIllinois Supreme Court
Preceded byJack O'Malley
State's Attorney of DuPage County
In office
October 1, 1996 – December 13, 2010
Preceded byAnthony Marando Peccarelli
Succeeded byRobert Bruce Berlin
Personal details
Born (1955-02-13) February 13, 1955 (age 69)
Alma materNorth Central College (BA)
John Marshall Law School (JD)

Cook County State's Attorney Joseph E. Birkett (born February 13, 1955) is an appellate court judge on the Illinois Appellate Court – Second District. He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in December 2010, and was subsequently elected to a full term in November 2012. His current term runs through December 2032.[1] Prior to being elevated to the bench, Justice Birkett was the State's Attorney of DuPage County, an office he had held since 1996.[2]

  1. ^ "Joseph Birkett", ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "History of the Office".