Neville Named Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice; 2nd Black to Hold Post

Neville named Illinois Supreme Court chief justice; 2nd Black to hold post

Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. has been selected by his peers to be the high court’s next chief justice. Neville, a career Democrat, will begin his three-year term in October. He will be the state’s second Black chief justice after the late Justice Charles E. Freeman, who served from 1997 to 1999. Neville will succeed Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, who has been on the bench since 2022 and will remain as an associate justice…

P. Scott Neville Jr. chosen as next chief justice on Illinois Supreme Court - The Times Weekly

He succeeds Mary Jane Theis for a three-year term to begin Oct. 26 By Peter Hancock Springfield– The Illinois Supreme Court announced Tuesday that Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. has been chosen to be the state’s 123rd chief justice, succeeding Mary Jane Theis, whose three-year term as head of the court expires Oct. 26. Theis, who was named chief justice in 2022, will remain on the court as an associate justice. Neville, 76, has served on the court…

Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. selected as Next Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court | Illinois State Bar Association

Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. selected as Next Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme CourtThe Illinois Supreme Court has selected Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. as the 123rd Chief Justice. He will be the second Black Chief Justice in Illinois history, following the late Justice Charles E. Freeman, who served from 1997 to 1999. Source: The Bar News