Mary Ann G. McMorrow

Mary Ann G. McMorrow (January 16, 1930, Chicago, Illinois^[1]) is a former Illinois Supreme Court justice.

Career

Mary Ann G. McMorrow received her law degree at Loyola University Chicago School of Law^[2] and was admitted to the practice of law in Illinois in 1953. She was employed by the law firm of Riordan & Linklater, engaging in the general practice of law. She was appointed Assistant State's Attorney of Cook County, assigned to the Criminal Division, and was the first woman to prosecute felony cases in Cook County. She was elected a Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County in 1976.

By order of the Supreme Court of Illinois, Chief Justice McMorrow was assigned to the Illinois Appellate Court in 1985 and elected to that court in 1986. She was the first woman elected to serve as chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Appellate Court. She was elected to the Supreme Court of Illinois in 1992, the first woman to serve in its 173-year history. With her election as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois in May, 2002, she became the first woman to head any of the three branches of state government.

Chief Justice McMorrow is the 1991 recipient of the "Medal of Excellence" award from Loyola University School of Law Alumni Association. She is a recipient of the Chicago Bar Association's Justice John Paul Stevens Award. She is the 1996 recipient of "The Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation" award for Distinguished Service to Law and Society. She also has received four honorary degrees and numerous other awards.

Justice McMorrow retired from the bench on July 5, 2006.^[3]

Association memberships

Chief Justice McMorrow is a member of the:

• Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Associations
• Women's Bar Association of Illinois
• American Inns of Court (Master Bencher)
• American Judicature Society
• National Association of Women Judges
• Illinois Judges' Association (Board of Directors)

External links

• Mary Ann G McMorrow's bio at the Illinois Supreme Court

References

1. ^ Illinois Blue Book
2. ^ President's Medal Award Winner
3. ^ Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow announces her retirement

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