Chief Judge In McLean County Retiring
From WMBD-TV
McLean County Chief Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Robb announced her retirement at the end of the year. Robb, who has served on the bench for 22 years, the last ten as chief judge, will retire December 31st.
In her retirement letter, Judge Robb said she was grateful for the opportunity to become a judge, a goal she had since high school. Judge Robb was the first woman to serve as an associate judge, circuit judge and chief judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit which includes Ford, Livingston, Logan , McLean and Woodford Counties.
She was appointed to the bench in 1993 after eleven years in private law practice including five years as an assistant public defender in juvenile court.
Judge Robb is credited with establishing the drug court, small claims mediation program in 2008 and the mortgage foreclosure mediation program in 2012. Judge Robb was also instrumental in developing CASA program that trained citizen volunteers to advocate for children who were somehow enmeshed in the court system.
Judge Robb is a 1978 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.
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From WMBD-TV
McLean County Chief Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Robb announced her retirement at the end of the year. Robb, who has served on the bench for 22 years, the last ten as chief judge, will retire December 31st.
In her retirement letter, Judge Robb said she was grateful for the opportunity to become a judge, a goal she had since high school. Judge Robb was the first woman to serve as an associate judge, circuit judge and chief judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit which includes Ford, Livingston, Logan , McLean and Woodford Counties.
She was appointed to the bench in 1993 after eleven years in private law practice including five years as an assistant public defender in juvenile court.
Judge Robb is credited with establishing the drug court, small claims mediation program in 2008 and the mortgage foreclosure mediation program in 2012. Judge Robb was also instrumental in developing CASA program that trained citizen volunteers to advocate for children who were somehow enmeshed in the court system.
Judge Robb is a 1978 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.
Read more in our daily News Update...