Illinois Supreme Court issued the following announcement on Dec. 11.
Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Circuit Judge Barry L. Vaughan of the Second Judicial Circuit has been assigned as an Appellate Court Justice in the Fifth District.
Judge Vaughan was assigned to fill the vacancy created by the election of Judge Mark M. Boie to the Fifth District Appellate Court this November. The assignment will take effect on Monday, January 4, 2021, and remain in effect until further ordered by the Court. Justice Overstreet will administer the oath on Monday, January 4, 2021.
“I am humbled and thankful to Justice Overstreet and the Supreme Court for assigning me to the Appellate Court,” Judge Vaughan said. “I pledge to the people of this district that I will perform the duties assigned to me faithfully and with equal justice for all who appear before me.” Judge Vaughan was first elected to the bench in 2002 as Resident Circuit Judge in Hamilton County and was retained by voters in 2008, 2014 and 2020.
Prior to serving on the bench, Vaughan was in private practice at Cochran and Vaughan for six years and served as Wayne County State’s Attorney for eight years. Judge Vaughan earned his Bachelor of Arts from the Southern Illinois University in 1985 and his Juris Doctor from the Southern Illinois University School of Law School in 1988.
The Fifth Judicial District is composed of 37 counties in the southernmost part of Illinois, including: Alexander, Bond, Christian, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, Shelby, St. Clair, Wabash, Wayne, Washington, White, Williamson, and Union.
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