Judge Michael J. Chmiel
Clifford Law Offices PCChicago, IL
About Judge
Judge Michael J. Chmiel was appointed to the 19th Judicial Circuit in 2005, later becoming the 22nd Judicial Circuit. He served as Juvenile Court judge, then in family law, and later in the Civil Division, where he was supervising judge of arbitration and handled chancery and probate calls. He was Civil Division presiding judge from 2018-21 and Chief Judge from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2024. He was retained for additional six-year terms in 2012, 2018, and 2024. He was appointed to the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board and the Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law. He is admitted to practice in several U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He began his legal career as a law clerk and worked for law firms before private practice.
Colleagues at Clifford Law Offices PC
Robert A. Clifford
Founder and Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices
Hon. Deborah Mary Dooling
(ret.) who sat on the Cook County Circuit Court for 23 years and also taught Professional Negligence for the Illinois Judicial Conference
Tracy L. Kepler
Director, Center for Professional Responsibility, American Bar Association
Mark Palmer
Chief Counsel, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
Judge Thaddeus L. Wilson
Chancery Division - General Section, Circuit Court of Cook County
Professor Katheryn M. Dutenhaver
Director, DePaul University College of Law Center for Dispute Resolution
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