Name: Judge Judy Brawka
Education: B.S. DePaul University; J.D. Northwestern University
Employment: Assistant Kane County Public Defender, 1978-1986; Kane County Public Defender, 1986-1990
Judicial: Appointed Associate Judge, January 1990; Elected Circuit Judge, 2002
Court Assignments: Traffic, misdemeanor, criminal felony, domestic violence, divorce, child support, juvenile, mental health, civil law jury, probate-chancery

Name: Judge F. Keith Brown
Education- B.S. and J.D. Drake University
Employment: Illinois Industrial Commission, 1981-1982; Illinois Dept. of Labor Hearing Officer, 1982-1983; Private Practice, 1983-1991
Judicial: Appointed Associate Judge, August 1991; Elected Circuit Judge, 1996; Presiding Judge Family Division, 2001-2002; Acting Chief Judge, 2004-2008; Chief Judge Elect, Dec. 2008-
Court Assignments: Traffic, misdemeanor, DUI, domestic violence, divorce, child support, small claims, law medium, criminal felony, civil law jury

Name: Judge Michael Colwell
Education: B.A. Loras College (Iowa); J.D. Depaul University
Employment: Private Practice, 1972-1984
Judicial: Appointed Associate Judge, August 1984; Appointed Circuit Judge, September 1986; Elected Circuit Judge, November 1986; Appointed 2nd Appellate Court, April 1993; Presiding Judge Civil Division, Kane County 2000-
Court Assignments: Traffic, misdemeanor, divorce, child support, chancery-probate, civil law jury

Name: Judge Joseph Grady
Education: B.A. Loyola University; J.D. Lewis University
Employment: Assistant Kane County States Attorney, 1993-97; Illinois State Police, 1977-93; Private Practice, part-time, 1979-2002
Judicial: Appointed Circuit Judge, August 2002; Elected Circuit Judge, November 2002; Presiding Judge Family Division, 2007
Court Assignments: Divorce, child support

Name: Judge Timothy Q. Sheldon
Education: B.S. Wisconsin State University; J.D. John Marshall College of Law
Employment: Private practice, 1975-86
Judicial: Appointed Associate Judge, December 1986; Elected Circuit Judge, November 1996
Court Assignments: Traffic, misdemeanor, divorce, child support, DUI, small claims, law medium, juvenile, criminal felony, mental health treatment court

Name: Judge Grant Wegner
Education: B.A. Northern Illinois University; J.D. Hamline University
Employment: Part-time Assistant States Attorney, Kendall County, 1979-86; Private Practice, 1977-1986
Judicial: Appointed Associate Judge, June 1986; Elected Circuit Judge, November 1992; Chief Judge, 16th Circuit, 2000-04; Presiding Felony Division, Kane County, 2006
Court Assignments: Traffic, misdemeanor, divorce, child support, DUI, juvenile, probate-chancery, civil law jury, small claims-law medium, criminal felony

Name: Judge Kurt Klein
Employment: Assistant States Attorney, Cook County; Private Practice
Judicial: Appointed Circuit Judge, December, 1995; Appointed Associate Judge, December, 1996; Elected Circuit Judge
Court Assignments: Traffic, misdemeanor, DUI, divorce, child support, juvenile, criminal felony, civil law jury, small claims-law medium, probate

Editor’s note: Not all information was available for Judge Klien at press time.

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