Madison County Associate Judge Veronica Armouti and Fifth District Appellate Justice David Overstreet were selected to serve with the Illinois Judges Association (IJA)
Armouti was elected to the 50-member Board of Directors, and Overstreet was elected to serve as Secretary of the Illinois Judges Association.
Additionally, retired Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder was appointed 1st Vice President.
The elections took place at the annual Illinois Judges Association meeting on May 29.
The IJA consists of 1,250 active and retired Illinois state court judges. It provides services and education to its members and information about court operations to the public.
Armouti was appointed associate judge in August 2019 and is assigned to the family division.
Armouti is a member of the Illinois and Missouri Bar Associations. She has received the Dr. King Humanitarian Award from the New Shining Light Church, a key to the City of Madison, and a key to the City of Venice.
Overstreet was first appointed to the Fifth District in 2017 and successfully ran for election in 2018. He is currently running for the Illinois Supreme Court vacancy created by Chief Justice Lloyd Karmeier’s retirement next year.
He also serves on the Illinois Judicial Conference, the Illinois Judicial College Committee on Judicial Education, the Supreme Court Judicial Mentoring Committee, and is co-chair of the Family Law Track for the 2020 Judicial Education Conference.
Crowder retired as circuit judge in December 2018.