Thomas L. Kilbride

Tom Kilbride
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois
In office
October 2010 – October 2013
Preceded byThomas R. Fitzgerald
Succeeded byRita B. Garman
Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois for the Third District
In office
December 1, 2000 – December 7, 2020
Preceded byJames D. Heiple
Succeeded byRobert L. Carter
Personal details
Born (1953-08-05) August 5, 1953 (age 71)
LaSalle, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic[1]
SpouseMary[2]
Children3[2]
EducationSt. Mary's College (BA)
Antioch School of Law (JD)

Thomas L. Kilbride (born August 5, 1953) is an American judge who served on the Supreme Court of Illinois from 2000 to 2020. Kilbride served as Chief Justice of the court from October 2010 through October 25, 2013.[3] He was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court Justice for the Third District in 2000 and elected Chief Justice by his colleagues in October 2010[4] for a three-year term. After losing a retention election in 2020, his tenure on the court ended in December 2020.

  1. ^ Becker, Robert (November 9, 2000). "Rating of Judges Largely Unheeded by Most Voters". Chicago Tribune – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ a b Justice Thomas L. Kilbride
  3. ^ Jenkins, Kirk (October 31, 2013). "What We Can Learn From Ill.'s Kilbride Court". Law360.com.
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