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