Biographical Information
JUDGE BRADFORD A. RAU, SR.
EDUCATION:
- Illinois Weslyan University, 1980 Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Biology
- Washington University School of Law, 1983
ADMISSIONS:
- Illinois Bar, November, 1983
- U. S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. 1997
LAW PRACTICE:
- Routman and Lawley, Springfield, IL 1983-1985
- Elder and Elder, Sullivan, IL 1986 and 1987
- Macon County State’s Attorney’s Office 1987 to 1997
- Assistant Public Defender, Macon County, 1997 to 2002
- Morthland, Morthland and Rau P.C. 1997 to 2006
- Moultrie County Public Defender 2004 to 2017
- Sole Practitioner 2006 to 2011
- Owner of Rau, Elder and Associates 2011 to 2017
- Circuit Court Judge, appointed by Illinois Supreme Court, April 2017
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Moultrie County Bar Association, Past President
- Decatur Bar Association, Past Member
- Sangamon County Bar Association, Past Member
- Illinois Judge’s Association, Member