| 词条 | Mary Jane Theis |
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|name = Mary Jane Theis |image name = Justice Mary Jane Theis.jpg |office = Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court |term_start = October 26, 2010 |term_end = |image = |predecessor = |successor = |office2 = Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District |term_start2 = 1993 |term_end2 = 2010 |predecessor2 = |successor2 = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|02|27|mf=yes}} |birth_place = {{nowrap|Chicago, Illinois, US}} |death_date = |death_place = |alumni = Loyola University Chicago University of San Francisco School of Law |spouse = John T. Theis |relations = Kenneth Wendt }} Mary Jane Theis (February 27, 1949) is an Illinois Supreme Court Justice for the First Judicial District in Cook County, Illinois. Early lifeShe was born Mary Jane Wendt in Chicago, Illinois, to Eleanore and Kenneth Wendt, a member of the Illinois General Assembly and a longtime judge in Cook County.[1][2][3] She received her bachelor's degree from Loyola University Chicago and her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. CareerAttorneyTheis was Assistant Public Defender in Cook County from 1974 to 1983.[4] Political careerTheis became a judge in 1983, serving as Associate Judge (1983–1988), Circuit Court Judge (1988–1994), and Appellate Court Judge (1993–2010).[4] The Chicago Tribune endorsed her for election, citing her "universally accepted expertise on judicial ethics, family law, sentencing, fairness."[5] She previously served as Chair for the Illinois Judicial Conference's Committees on Education and Judicial Conduct, as well as on the Illinois Supreme Court's Rules Committee.[6] Her term expires in 2020. EducatorTheis has taught at law schools in Chicago (Loyola University School of Law, Northwestern University School of Law, and the John Marshall Law School) and at Illinois and Chicago bar association conferences and seminars.[7] Honors and awardsAwards which Theis has received include a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois Judges Association, the Mary Heftel Hooten Award from the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, and the Access to Justice Award from the Illinois State Bar Association.[7] Personal lifeTheis is married to John T. Theis, and they have two children and four grandchildren.[4] References1. ^{{cite news|url= http://www.suntimes.com/3491163-417/story.html|title=The 7 justices of the Illinois Supreme Court|work= Chicago Sun-Times |accessdate= December 26, 2013}} 2. ^{{cite news|url= http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-02-26/news/9201180364_1_circuit-judge-lake-view|title=Eleanore Wendt|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate= December 26, 2013|date=February 26, 1992}} 3. ^{{cite news| url= http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150124/issue02/301249999/how-will-illinois-high-court-rule-on-pension-reform| work= Crain's Chicago Business| date= January 24, 2015| title= How will Illinois' high court rule on pension reform?| first= Paul | last= Merrion | accessdate= May 8, 2016}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.state.il.us/court/supremecourt/Justices/Bio_Theis.asp |title=Mary Jane Theis, Supreme Court Justice First District |publisher=Illinois Courts |accessdate=December 26, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227103850/http://www.state.il.us/court/supremecourt/Justices/Bio_Theis.asp |archivedate=December 27, 2013 |df= }} 5. ^{{cite news| url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-21/opinion/ct-edit-retain-20121021_1_judge-brim-cook-county-judges-retention/2 | work=Chicago Tribune | title=Bring some order to the court: Endorsements for Cook County judges | date= October 21, 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web| url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/128453/mary-jane-theis| title= Mary Jane Theis| website= VoteSmart.org| publisher= }} 7. ^1 {{cite web| url= http://www.luc.edu/prolaw/ac_jthesis.shtml| title= Justice Mary Jane Theis| publisher= Loyola University Chicago |accessdate= May 8, 2016}} External links
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