P. Scott Neville Jr. Explained

Scott Neville
Office:Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Term Start:June 15, 2018
Predecessor:Charles E. Freeman
Office1:Judge of the Illinois First District Appellate Court
Term Start1:June 11, 2004
Term End1:June 15, 2018
Predecessor1:Neil Hartigan
Successor1:Michael Hyman
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Party:Democratic[1]
Education:Culver-Stockton College (BA)
Washington University (JD)

P. Scott Neville Jr. (born 1948/1949)[2] is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.

Education

Neville received his undergraduate degree from Culver–Stockton College and his Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law.[3]

Career

He was admitted to the bar in 1974 and served as a law clerk to Appellate Court Justice Glenn T. Johnson. From 1977 until 1979, he was Of Counsel at Howard, Mann & Slaughter. In 1979, he became a principal with the law firm of Neville & Ward. In 1981, he established P. Scott Neville, Jr. & Associates, which merged with Howse, Howse, Neville & Gray in 1990.[4]

State judicial service

Neville was appointed to the Circuit Court of Cook County in 1999 and elected in 2000. On June 11, 2004, he was appointed to the Appellate Court to succeed Neil Hartigan.[5] He was then elected to the Appellate Court in 2012. He also served as Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Illinois Appellate Court, First District from September 1, 2013 until August 31, 2014, is a former member of the Appellate Court's Executive Committee and has been the Presiding Justice of the Second, Third and Fourth Divisions.

Appointment to Illinois Supreme Court

Neville was appointed by the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Charles E. Freeman.[6] He was sworn into office on June 15, 2018[7] [8] and his would have ended on December 7, 2020, but his was subsequently elected in his own right.[9] Neville was only the second black justice in the Illinois Supreme Court's 170-year history (Freeman had been the first).

Personal life

Neville was born in Chicago. He is married to Sharon J. Neville and has two adult stepdaughters.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: P. Scott Neville, Jr.: Candidate profile . Daily Herald . 29 October 2020 . 3 March 2020.
  2. Web site: P. Scott Neville, Jr.: Candidate profile . 2020-03-03 . Daily Herald . en-US . 2020-03-05.
  3. Web site: P. Scott Neville, Jr. . www.illinoiscourts.gov . 2018-07-21.
  4. Web site: Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville . www.illinoiscourts.gov . 2018-07-21.
  5. News: . Appellate Court gets Hartigan replacement. June 11, 2004. Chicago Tribune. May 10, 2020.
  6. Web site: Only African-American lawyer to serve on Illinois Supreme Court is retiring . Brown . Mark . 2018-05-17 . Chicago Sun-Times . en . 2018-07-21.
  7. Web site: P. Scott Neville Jr. Is The Newest Illinois Supreme Court Justice . 2018-06-16 . en . 2018-07-21.
  8. News: Illinois Supreme Court's 2nd black justice to be sworn in . Chicago Sun-Times . 15 June 2018 . en . 2018-07-21.
  9. JUSTICE CHARLES E. FREEMAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER . May 17, 2018 . Supreme Court of Illinois .

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