Call of the Annual Meeting

IJA Annual Meeting | June 5, 2026

All members of the Illinois Judges Association are hereby notified of the call for the Annual Meeting and Installation of Officers of the Association.

Friday, June 5, 2026, 12:00 pm

Chicago Kent College of Law, 10th Floor

565 W. Adams St.

Chicago, IL Il 60661 

The Board of Directors’ meeting will commence at 1:30 pm in Room 520.

All members are hereby notified of the nominations made by the Nominating Committee to fill the vacancies in the offices of 11 directors and six officers. The nominations are:

Officers

President: Patrice Ball Reed

1st Vice President: Julie Katz

2nd Vice President: Patricia O’Brien Sheahan

3rd Vice President: Heinz Rudolf

Secretary: Diann Marsalek

Treasurer: Daniel Jasica

Board of Directors

Immediate Past President: Elizabeth Rochford

The following judges were nominated to serve on the Board of Directors:

Cook

Araceli De La Cruz
Mitchell Goldberg
Cecilia Horan
Tom Lyons
Debra Walker

2nd Three-year term

Alison Conlon
Diana Lopez
Rouhy Shalabi
Maura McMahon Zeller

Out of Cook

Amanda Ade Harlow
Mary Kay O’Brien
Veronica Armouti
Scott Paccagnini

2nd Three-Year Term

Lindsay Parkhurst
Jacquelyn Melius
Michelle Vescogni