Biographical Information
JUDGE RANDALL B ROSENBAUM
EDUCATION:
- Shawnee Mission South H.S., Overland Park, KS.
- Northwestern University, 1987. Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies
- University of Illinois College of Law, 1991. Juris Doctorate
LAW PRACTICE:
- Legal Aid Society, New York City, 1991-1994.
- Law Office of Randall Rosenbaum, 1994-1995
- Dodd, McClellan and Rosenbaum, 1995-1996
- Champaign County Public Defender
- First Assistant Public Defender 1996-1998
- Public Defender, 1998-2016
- Circuit Court Judge, appointed by Illinois Supreme Court, October 2016
- Appointed Presiding Judge of Champaign County in December 2020
- Elected Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in January 2021
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
- Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Univ. of Illinois, Past Faculty
- Champaign County Bar Association, Past President
- Decatur Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Public Defender's Association, Past President.
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- Criminal Justice Section Council, Member and Past Chair
- Corrections and Sentencing Committee, Past Chair
- Professional Conduct, Past Member
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, appointed by Governor, Past Member
- Capital Litigation Trial Bar (defunct), Past Member
- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Past Hearing's Board Officer
- Illinois Judge's Association, Member
- Jewish Judge's Association of Illinois, Member
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, (law school), Past President
- Lectured at continuing legal education programs of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Public Defender's Association and other groups.
OTHER:
- University of Illinois College of Law Alumni Loyalty Award, 2015
- Sinai Temple of Champaign-Urbana, Past President
- Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation, Past Board Member
- Champaign-Urbana Jewish Endowment Foundation, Board Member
- Past member of numerous Illinois and Champaign County organizations such as those dealing with delinquency prevention, jail overcrowding and jury participation.
- Spoken to numerous groups: Police Training Institute, the University YMCA and other service organizations.
- Spoken to numerous classes: middle school, high school, college (political science and social work), and law school.
- Member of Illinois Supreme Court Task force on Indigent Services, 2022-23