Circuit Judge Thomas E. Griffith
Presiding Judge for Macon County and Supervising Judge for the Criminal Law Division -- Courtroom 6A
Educational Background: Millikin University, B.A., 1981 University of Tulsa, J.D., 1985
Law Practice: Macon County Assistant States Attorney, 1985 to 1987 Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson, Griffith & Walsh, 1987 to 2011
Judiciary: Circuit Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2011
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Capital Litigation Trial Bar
- Judicial Assignments:
- Circuit Court Administration
- Grand Jury and Petit Jury Administration
- Criminal Court (CC)
- All M (Murder) Cases
- All Even Numbered Class 1 and above Criminal Felony Cases
- SVP and SDP Cases
- Criminal Jury Trial Call
- Criminal Jury Trials (one week every month)
Circuit Judge A. G. Webber IV
Presiding Judge for Macon County and Supervising Judge for the Civil Law Division – Courtroom 6B
Educational Background: Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A., 1978 Washington University, J.D., 1981
Law Practice: Kehart Shafter & Webber, P.C. 1981 -2001
Judiciary: Circuit Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2001
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Illinois Judges Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Circuit Court Administration
- Grand Jury & Petit Jury Administration
- Criminal Contempt (CC)
- Eminent Domain (ED)
- Law (L)
- Miscellaneous Remedies (MR) Administrative Orders only
- Municipal Corporation (MC)
- Ordinance Violations (OV)
- Probate (P)
- Civil Jury (six weeks per year)
Circuit Judge R. C. Bollinger
Supervising Judge for the Family Law Division -- Courtroom 5B
Educational Background:Illinois State University, B.S., 1993 Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 1996
Law Practice:Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson, Griffith & Walsh, Ltd., 11-96 to 12-08
Judiciary:Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2008 / Circuit Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2014
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association, Past-President
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Judges Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Dissolution (D)
- Family (F) except IV-D
- Law Magistrate (LM) except FED
- Mental Health (MH)
- Mental Health Court
- Miscellaneous Remedies(MR) except forfeitures
- Criminal Jury (one week per month)
- Marriage ceremonies/civil unions
Circuit Judge Thomas E. Little
Courtroom 5A
Educational Background:Millikin University, B.M., 1977 / Emory University, School of Law, J.D., 1982
Law Practice:Booth, Little & Antoline, Partner, 1991 to 1999
Judiciary:Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1999 / Circuit Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2016
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Judges Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Adoption (AD)
- Chancery (CH)
- Hybrid Court
- Juvenile Abuse and Neglect (JA)
- Law (L)
- Civil Jury (three weeks per year)
Associate Judge James R. Coryell
Courtroom 3A
Educational Background:DePaul University, B.A., 1968 Chicago Kent College of Law-Illinois Institute of Technology, J.D., 1971
Law Practice:Macon County Assistant States Attorney, 1971 to 1975 / Macon County Assistant Public Defender, 1980 to 2000 / Walden, Cole, Ohlsen & Coryell, Partner, 1975 to 2000
Judiciary:Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2000
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Dissolution (D)
- Family (F) except IV-D
- Juvenile Delinquency (JD)
- Criminal Jury (one week per month)
- Marriage Ceremonies/Civil Unions
Associate Judge Jeffrey S. Geisler
Courtroom 3B
Educational Background:Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, B.S., 1982 / Memphis State University, School of Law, J.D., 1986
Law Practice:Geisler Law Offices, Partner, 1986 to 2014
Judiciary:Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2014
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Felony (CF) and Misdemeaner (CM)
- Expungements
- Property Forfeiture (MR)
- Criminal Jury (one week per month)
Associate Judge Phoebe S. Bowers
Courtroom 1
Educational Background:Millikin University, B.S., 2000 / Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 2003
Law Practice:Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, LLP, Associate 2003 to 2009 / Fuller, Quigg & Bowers, Partner, 2009 to 2015
Judiciary:Appointed Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2015
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Arraignments
- Civil Law (CL)
- Felony (CF) and Misdemeaner (CM)
- PC and Bond Court
- Preliminary Hearings
- Criminal Jury (one week per month)
Associate Judge Erick F. Hubbard
Courtroom 2A
Educational Background:Millikin University, B.A., 2000 / Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 2003
Law Practice:Featherstun, Gaumer, Postlewait, Stocks, Flynn & Hubbard, Associate 2003 to 2007, Partner 2008 to 2017
Judiciary:Appointed Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2017
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Traffic (TR)
- D.U.I. (DT)
- Conservation (CV)
- Small Claims (SC) (even-numbered cases)
- Criminal Jury (one week per month)
Associate Judge Rodney S. Forbes
Courtroom 2B
Educational Background:University of Illinois, B.A., 1995 / University of Illinois, J.D., 2001
Law Practice:Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., 711 Law Student/Staff Attorney, 2000-2002 / Willoughby, Zachry, Forbes & Jones, P.C., Attorney, 2002-2008 / Macon County Public Defender's Office, Assistant Public Defender, 2005-2012 / Macon County Public Defender's Office, Chief Public Defender, 2012-2017
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- IF-D
- Law(L)
- Law Magistrate (LM) FED only
- Order of Protection (OP)
- Small Claims (SC) (odd-numbered cases only)
- Tax (TX)
- Civil Jury (three weeks per year)
- Marriage ceremonies/civil unions
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