Biographical Information


JUDGE ROGER B. WEBBER


EDUCATION:

  • Herscher High School, Herscher, Illinois
  • Illinois State University, 1980. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  • DePaul University College of Law, 1983. Juris Doctorate


ADMISSIONS:

  • Supreme Court of Illinois. November, 1983
  • U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. December, 1983
  • U. S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. December, 1990
  • U. S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, January 1991
  • U. S. Supreme Court. November, 1998


LAW PRACTICE:

  • Assistant Public Defender, Champaign County, 1984-1986
  • First Assistant State’s Attorney, Douglas County, 1986-1990
  • Beckett & Webber, P.C. 1990-2014
  • Assoc. Circuit Judge, appointed by Circuit Judges of the 6th Judicial Circuit, June 2014
  • Circuit Court Judge, appointed by Illinois Supreme Court, September, 2016


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:

  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Champaign County Bar Association, Past Member Board of Governors
  • Douglas County Bar Association, Past Officer
  • Piatt County Bar Association, Member
  • DeWitt County Bar Association
  • Decatur Bar Association, Member
  • Illinois Judge’s Association, Member
  • First Amendment Lawyers Association, Member and past Presenter
  • University of Illinois, College of Law Trial Advocacy Program. Guest Presenter and Mock Trial Judge

OTHER:

  • Habitat for Humanity, Champaign County, Board member
  • Tuscola Kiwanis Club, Founding Member
  • Champaign Early Risers Kiwanis Club, Former Member
  • Developmental Services Center, Former Spokes Family of the Year

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