Ann callis bio
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Ann callis bio
Ann Callis
American judge
Ann Callis is a former chief judge of Illinois's Third Judicial Circuit.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, she was the Democratic candidate to represent Illinois's 13th congressional district in the 2014 federal elections.
Early life and education
Callis received both her bachelor's degree magna cum laude and her Juris Doctor from St. Louis University. Callis is a native of Granite City, Illinois and is the daughter of deceased attorney and Democratic Party activist Lance Callis.[3]
Judicial career
Callis began her legal career as a prosecutor in the state's attorney offices of Madison County and St.
Clair County.[4] Callis was sworn in as an associate judge to Illinois's Third Judicial Circuit in 1995. At the time of her selection for the court, she was the youngest of 21 candidates. In the same year, she was given the "lowest rating for legal ability among 152 judges in Illinois outside of Chicago" by an Ill