Alumni Judges Committee

For many years, DePaul Law has been proudly known as Illinois' judicial law school, with numerous alumni serving on both federal and state courts. Currently, over 400 alumni serve as federal and state judges nationwide, with over 100 serving in Illinois and more than 300 nationwide.

The Alumni Judges Committee works directly with the Dean to provide feedback and make recommendations on issues related to judges in our alumni community. This includes engaging current judicial alumni, programming related to the judicial system, getting more of our graduates interested and hired as judicial law clerks, and pipe-lining more of our graduates to the judiciary.​​

Alumni Judges Committee Membership

Committee Co-Chairs:

  • Honorable Lisa Marino ('88)
    Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Diana Rosario ('88)
    Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County

Committee Members:

  • Honorable Mary M. Brosnahan ('86)
    Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Brenda L. Claudio ('96)
    Associate Judge, Kankakee County Circuit Court
  • Honorable Mohammed M. Ghouse ('98)
    Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Lauren G. Edidin ('89)
    Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Ann B. Jorgensen ('80)
    Appellate Judge, State of Illinois - Second District
  • Honorable Thomas J. Lipscomb ('72)
    Retired Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Mary C. Marubio ('96)
    Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Margaret Stanton McBride ('76)
    Appellate Justice, State of Illinois Appellate Court - First District
  • Honorable James M. McGing ('86)
    Retired Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Greg O'Brien ('77)
    Retired Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Kevin M. O'Donnell ('88)
    Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Daniel D. Rippy ('00)
    Circuit Judge, Will County Circuit Court
  • Honorable Mary Colleen Roberts ('89)
    Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable William B. Sullivan ('92)
    Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Gerardo Tristan, Jr. ('02)
    Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama ('88)
    Federal Judge, United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois
  • Honorable Steven G. Watkins ('91)
    Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County