Professional background

The court’s official biography records the following education and judicial-service background. Assignment and reappointment listings can lag later court announcements; these facts do not establish today’s docket assignment.

  • Undergraduate: Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998
  • Law School: Indiana University Bloomington, 2001

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Source check: October 4, 2026. Career facts and public feedback are separate from the allegations and evidence discussed in the dated record.

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Marnie M. Slavin is a Circuit Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court, the trial court that serves Lake County, Illinois, from the courthouse in Waukegan. This is a public-service dossier: a factual entry that states the role, lets people who have dealt with this office share a firsthand experience rating, and helps others researching their own case find accurate information. It records no allegation and states no finding of misconduct.

Official biography and current assignment

Elected Circuit Judge (Third Subcircuit) on December 7, 2020. Presides over the Juvenile Division in Courtroom C-1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1998); Indiana University Bloomington (2001). Former Assistant Public Defender in Kane and DuPage Counties.

Source: the judge’s official profile published by the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court (19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us).

The role and its responsibilities

Circuit judges of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit are elected countywide and may preside over any of the court’s divisions — Civil, Family, Felony, Misdemeanor/Traffic, and Juvenile. They hear the most serious matters, including felony trials, and can be assigned to civil, family, or administrative dockets.

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