| Justices/Judges running for retention in Cook County |
JUDGE GRACE G. DICKLER
| Judge Grace G. Dickler graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1978. She then worked for the Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation for one year, spent two years in private practice and then spent a year as a supervising attorney with Travelers and Immigrants Aid. Judge Dickler’s 29 year judicial career started in 1982 when she became an Administrative Law judge for the Illinois Human Rights Commission. In 1986, she became a Federal Immigration Judge, and in 1988 she was appointed as an associate judge in Cook County. In 1991, she was assigned to the Domestic Relations Division, and in 1999 she was assigned to initiate the Domestic Relations Calendar in the Second Municipal District located in Skokie, Illinois. In 2006, Judge Dickler was elected as a circuit court judge in the 12th Judicial Sub-circuit. On January 19, 2010, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans appointed Judge Dickler to be the first presiding judge of the newly formed Domestic Violence Division, and in 2011 she was appointed the presiding judge of the Domestic Relations Division. Judge Dickler has been rated Well Qualified by the Chicago Council of Lawyers and has received the highest rating available from the following Bar Associations: Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago; Chicago Bar Association; Cook County Bar Association; Decalogue Society of Lawyers; Hellenic Bar Association; Hispanic Lawyer’s Association of Illinois; Illinois State Bar Association; Puerto Rican Bar Association; Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR JUDGE GRACE G. DICKLER In 1988 Judge Grace G. Dickler was appointed as an associate judge in Cook County. In 1991, she was assigned to the Domestic Relations Division, and in 1999 she was assigned to initiate the Domestic Relations Calendar in the Second Municipal District located in Skokie, Illinois. In 2006, Judge Dickler was elected as a circuit court judge in the 12th Judicial Sub-circuit. On January 19, 2010, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans appointed Judge Dickler to be the first presiding judge of the newly formed Domestic Violence Division, and in 2011 she was appointed the presiding judge of the Domestic Relations Division. Vote “YES” to retain Judge Grace G. Dickler. #293 EDUCATION: Judge Grace G. Dickler graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1978. LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: Judge Dickler graduated from law school then worked for the Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation for one year, spent two years in private practice and then spent a year as a supervising attorney with Travelers and Immigrants Aid. Judge Dickler’s 29 year judicial career started in 1982 when she became an Administrative Law judge for the Illinois Human Rights Commission. In 1986, she became a Federal Immigration Judge, and in 1988 she was appointed as an associate judge in Cook County. COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Judge Dickler serves on the Board of the Illinois Judge’s Association and was co- editor of the Association’s newsletter, The Gavel, for many years. AWARDS AND HONORS: She has been the recipient of numerous awards including the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Samuel S. Berger Award in 1999, the Illinois Judges Association Presidential Service Award in 2004, the Henry Horner Good Government Award in 2006, the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations Sage Award in 2010, the Northwest Suburban Bar Association Public Service Award in 2010, the North Suburban Bar Association Judge of the Year Award in 2010, the Jewish Judge’s Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and the Between Friends Friend of the Year Award in 2012. In September 2012, she will receive the North Suburban Bar Association’s Sanford Blustin award for significant contributions to the legal community. BAR RATINGS: Judge Dickler has been rated Well Qualified by the Chicago Council of Lawyers and has received the highest rating available from the following Bar Associations: Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago; Chicago Bar Association; Cook County Bar Association; Decalogue Society of Lawyers; Hellenic Bar Association; Hispanic Lawyer’s Association of Illinois; Illinois State Bar Association; Puerto Rican Bar Association; Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. |
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