Dean Sweet
Dean Sweet is a former associate judge for the Illinois Third Judicial Circuit Court.[1] He was voted into the court by the judges of the Illinois Third Judicial Circuit Court and served on the bench from January 2010 until his retirement on May 31, 2014.[2] Sweet had been reappointed for a four-year term that began on July 1, 2011 and was to have expired on June 30, 2015.[3]
Education
Sweet received his undergraduate degree from Eastern Illinois University and his J.D. from the St. Louis University School of Law.[4]
Career
Before he became a judge, Sweet had his own law practice in Wood River, Illinois. He was also previously a partner at the law firm of Holland & Holland, served as a city attorney for East Alton, Roxana, and the St. Louis Regional Airport, and was an assistant state’s attorney for fifteen years.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Third Judicial Circuit Associate Judges," accessed June 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Madison-St. Clair Record, "Judge Sweet to retire May 31," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Press Release: Administrative Director Declares Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Illinois Associate Judges Reappointed for another Four Year Term," June 10, 2011
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Dean E. Sweet - Lawyer Profile," accessed June 4, 2014
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois
