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Mary Jane Theis
American judge (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Jane Theis (born February 27, 1949) is a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court for the First Judicial District in Cook County, Illinois. In 2022, she became chief justice after the retirement of then-chief justice Anne M. Burke.
Quick Facts Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Preceded by ...
Mary Jane Theis | |
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Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court | |
Assumed office October 26, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Anne M. Burke |
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court | |
Assumed office October 26, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Fitzgerald |
Personal details | |
Born | Mary Jane Wendt (1949-02-27) February 27, 1949 (age 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Theis |
Relatives | Ken Wendt (father) |
Education | Loyola University Chicago (BA) University of San Francisco (JD) |
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