Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy

Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy

Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

Wabash College, 1979

Law

Southern Illinois University Law School, 1982

Personal

Religion

Christian: Catholic

Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy is a judge on the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He was elected in 2014, effective December 1, for a term that expired on December 6, 2020.

Elections

2014

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
O'Shaughnessy ran for election to the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014.
General: He defeated Karen E. Wall in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 55.9 percent of the vote.  

Evaluations

The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy as Recommended for election in a 2014 poll.

Education

O'Shaughnessy earned his B.A. in English from Wabash College in 1979. He earned his J.D. from the Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1982.

Career

• 2014-2020: Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
• 1991-2014: Partner, Acton & Snyder, LLP
• 1990: Partner, Snyder & O’Shaughnessy
• 1987-1990: Partner, Snyder, Meeker & O’Shaughnessy
• 1984-1987: Associate, Snyder, Meeker & Bernthal
• 1982-1984: Associate, Meeker & Bernthal

Awards and associations

• 2011: Citizen of the Year, Catlin Lions Club
• 2011-Present: Danville Noon Rotary Club
• 2007-Present: Election judge, Vermilion County, Illinois
• 2004-Present: Board of Visitors, Southern Illinois University School of Law
• 1973-Present: Member, Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, Vermilion County Bar Association
• Past member, American Bar Association

See also

• Illinois judicial elections
• Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
• Courts in Illinois

External links

• Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
• Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy Campaign Website