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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 200 alumni serve as judges in various jurisdictions across the United States, with over 125 serving in the state of Illinois.

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:​
The Honorable Lisa Marino ('88)
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Diana Rosario ('88)
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

Committee Members:
The Honorable Mary M. Brosnahan ('86)
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Brenda L. Claudio ('96)
Associate Judge
Kankakee County Circuit Court

The Honorable Mohammed M. Ghouse ('98)
Associate Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Lauren G. Edidin ('89)
Associate Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Ann B. Jorgensen ('80)
Appellate Judge
State of Illinois - Second District

The Honorable Thomas J. Lipscomb ('72)
Retired Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Mary C. Marubio ('96)
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Margaret Stanton McBride ('76) 
Appellate Justice
State of Illinois Appellate Court - First District

The Honorable James M. McGing ('86)
Retired Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Greg O'Brien ('77)
Retired Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Kevin M. O'Donnell ('88)
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Daniel D. Rippy ('00)
Circuit Judge
Will County Circuit Court

The Honorable Mary Colleen Roberts ('89)
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable William B. Sullivan ('92)
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Gerardo Tristan, Jr. ('02)
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

The Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama ('88)
Federal Judge
United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois

The Honorable Steven G. Watkins ('91)
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County