George Scully Jr. | |
Office: | Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County from the 15th Judicial Subcircuit |
Term Start: | February 27, 2009 |
Term End: | July 2016 |
Succeeded: | Michael B. Barrett |
State House1: | Illinois |
State1: | Illinois |
District1: | 80th |
Term Start1: | January 8, 1997 |
Term End1: | February 26, 2009 |
Preceded1: | Flora Ciarlo |
Succeeded1: | Anthony DeLuca |
Birth Place: | Evergreen Park, Illinois |
Spouse: | Barbara |
Profession: | Judge |
Party: | Democratic |
George F. Scully Jr. (born February 28, 1952) is an Assistant Professor of Business Law and Business Ethics in the College of Business at the University of Illinois-Chicago; he was a judge on the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County, having been sworn in February 27, 2009, and retiring from the bench in July, 2016. Scully was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 80th District for twelve years after defeating Flora Ciarlo in the 1996 general election.[1] The district was located in southern Cook County, including parts of Park Forest, Olympia Fields, Flossmoor, Lansing, Lynwood, Glenwood, Beecher, University Park, and all of Chicago Heights, South Chicago Heights, Steger, Crete, and Sauk Village.
Michael B. Barrett was elected to the vacancy created by Scully's resignation.[2]