Jennifer L. Hightower
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Jennifer L. Hightower was an associate judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She was appointed by the judges of the Third Circuit on August 25, 2015, to serve a term that expired in 2019.[1] Hightower was not reappointed to the bench in 2019.[2]
Education
Hightower earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2005, going on to receive her J.D. from Thomas Cooley Law School in 2009.[1]
Career
Prior to her judicial appointment in 2015, Hightower was an attorney with Simmons Hanley Conroy, LLC. She also worked at Lewis & Clark Community College and at the Madison County State's Attorney's Office.[1]
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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