Raymond Myles
Raymond Myles was an associate judge of the Cook Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in October 1999 to fill a vacancy on the court and became an associate judge in June 2001.[1]
Myles was killed outside his home on April 10, 2017. According to prosecutors, he was shot when he intervened in an attempted robbery of his girlfriend. The Chicago Tribune reported that the alleged getaway driver, Joshua T. Smith, was related to the woman's ex-husband and that he had been tracking her movements for weeks prior to the attack.[2]
Biography
Myles earned a B.A. and M.S.W. in social work and a J.D. from the University of Illinois. His professional experience includes work as an administrative hearing officer for the Chicago Department of Buildings, an assistant state's attorney, and a general and criminal law attorney for the Crossroads Law Center.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Defender, "Cook County Judge Raymond Myles Shot and Killed Outside of Home," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Chicago Police Investigating Personal Motive for Killing of Judge," April 14, 2017
- ↑ Atlanta Daily World, "Breaking: One Suspect Charged in Cook County Circuit Judge's Murder," accessed April 18, 2017
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
