P. Scott Neville Jr.

P. Scott Neville Jr.
Justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court
Assumed office
June 15, 2018
Appointed by Illinois Supreme Court
Preceded by Charles E. Freeman
Judge of the Illinois First District Appellate Court
In office
June 11, 2004 – June 15, 2018
Preceded by Michael Gallagher
Judge of the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court
In office
2000–2004
Personal details
Born Chicago, Illinois
Education Culver–Stockton College
Washington University School of Law (J.D.)

P. Scott Neville Jr. is a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.

Education

Neville received his undergraduate degree from Culver–Stockton College and his Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law.[1]

He was admitted to the bar in 1974 and served as a law clerk to Appellate Court Justice Glenn T. Johnson. From 1977 until 1979, he was Of Counsel at Howard, Mann & Slaughter. In 1979, he became a principal with the law firm of Neville & Ward. In 1981, he established P. Scott Neville, Jr. & Associates, which merged with Howse, Howse, Neville & Gray in 1990.[1][2]

State judicial service

He was appointed to the Circuit Court of Cook County in 1999 and elected in 2000. On June 11, 2004, he was appointed to the Appellate Court. He was then elected to the Appellate Court in 2012. He also served as Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Illinois Appellate Court, First District from September 1, 2013 until August 31, 2014, is a former member of the Appellate Court's Executive Committee and has been the Presiding Justice of the Second, Third and Fourth Divisions.[2]

Appointment to Illinois Supreme Court

Neville was appointed by the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Charles E. Freeman.[3] He was sworn into office on June 15, 2018[4][5] and his term will be effective until December 7, 2020.[6] Neville is only the second black justice in the Illinois Supreme Court’s 170-year history.[5]

Personal life

Neville was born in Chicago.[1] He is married to Sharon J. Neville and has two adult stepdaughters.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "P. Scott Neville, Jr". www.illinoiscourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville". www.illinoiscourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  3. ↑ Brown, Mark (2018-05-17). "Only African-American lawyer to serve on Illinois Supreme Court is retiring". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  4. ↑ "P. Scott Neville Jr. Is The Newest Illinois Supreme Court Justice". 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  5. 1 2 "Illinois Supreme Court's 2nd black justice to be sworn in". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  6. ↑ "JUSTICE CHARLES E. FREEMAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER" (PDF) (Press release). Supreme Court of Illinois. May 17, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Charles E. Freeman		 Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
2018–present		 Incumbent



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