S. Gene Schwarm
S. Gene Schwarm was a judge on the Fifth District Appellate Court in Illinois.[1] He was appointed to the position effective April 1, 2014 through December 5, 2016. Schwarm was appointed to fill the vacancy left by retiring judge James M. Wexstten. Prior to serving on the Fifth District Appellate Court, Schwarm was first appointed to the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in 1994 and was elected to a full term in 1996.[2][3] Schwarm was elected chief judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in July of 2001.[4]
Education
Schwarm earned a B.S. from the University of Illinois in 1978. He received his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1981. He was also admitted to the bar in 1981.[4]
Career
- 2014-2016: Judge, Fifth District Appellate Court
- 1994-2014: Judge, Illinois Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
- 1981-1994: Attorney, LeFevre, Zeman, Oldfield and Schwarm[4]
See also
External links
- The Leader Union, "Judge Schwarm receives Lifetime Achievement Award," December 16, 2010
- Official website of the 4th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois
Footnotes
- ↑ Supreme Court of Illinois, "Supreme Court appoints Fourth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Gene Schwarm to Fifth District Appellate Court," March 13, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Courts, Judges of the 4th Judicial Circuit
- ↑ Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois Website
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Illinois Courts, Official biography of Judge Schwarm
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
