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Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court recently announced the appointment of Timothy D. Denny as a Resident Circuit Judge for Union County in the First Judicial Circuit.
Denny is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the election of Judge Mark M. Boie to the Fifth District Appellate Court in November 2020.
The appointment takes effect on March 1, 2021, and will conclude on December 5, 2022, when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election.
“I am pleased to find an experienced and well-respected attorney in Mr. Denny, who grew up in Union County and came back to the area after law school to live, work, and raise his family,” Justice Overstreet said in a news release.
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the appointment of a local attorney as a Resident Circuit Judge for Union County in the First Judicial Circuit.
Union County native Tim Denny is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the election of Judge Mark Boie to the Fifth District Appellate Court in November.
The appointment takes effect on March 1 and will conclude on December 5, 2022, when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election.
Denny has worked in private practice for over 15 years, most recently as the owner of the Law Office of Tim Denny, LLC.
Vaughan and Overstreet
Barry Vaughan was sworn-in at the Fifth District Appellate Court in Mount Vernon on Monday to serve by appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court.
Vaughan, 58, of McLeansboro, is an elected circuit judge in Hamilton County, of the Second Judicial Circuit. His appointment to the Fifth District came at the recommendation of Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet to fill the seat that had been occupied by Judge Mark Boie, who was elected to a permanent seat on the court in November.
In his remarks, Vaughan described his love for reading about historical figures including Abraham Lincoln and Red Cross founder Clara Barton as a gateway for his interest in law.
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