Professional Background

Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 2008-present
Presided over more than 1,000 cases
Conducted more than 100 trials and evidentiary hearings
Performed over 100 marriages

Winston & Strawn LLP, 1998-2008
Handled complex cases in trial and appellate courts across the country
Argued and briefed appeals in the United States Supreme Court, Illinois Supreme Court,
Illinois Appellate Court and the United States Court of Appeals

Illinois Supreme Court, 1996-98
Judicial Clerk to Justice James D. Heiple

Gardner, Carton & Douglas, 1995
Associate

Shearman & Sterling, 1994-95
Associate

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1993-94
Judicial Clerk to Judge James L. Ryan

Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Bar Associations
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Appellate Lawyers Association

	Paid for and authorized by the Citizens to Elect Judge Raymond W. Mitchell. A copy of our report is or will be on file with the State Board of Elections.