Biographical Information
JUDGE HARRY E. CLEM
EDUCATION:
- Warrensburg-Latham High School, (1964)
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., (1969)
- University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., (1972)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Admitted to Practice Law - State of Illinois, (1972)
- Associate - Webber, Balbach, Thies and Follmer, (1972 - 1976)
- Partner - Follmer, West, Erdmann & Clem, (1976 - 1979)
- Associate Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit - Champaign County, (1979 - 1995)
- Circuit Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit - Champaign County, (1995 - Present)
PROFFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- American Bar Association, (1972 - Present)
- Illinois State Bar Association, (1972 - Present)
- Child Law Section Council, (2007 - Present)
- Criminal Justice Section Council, (2011 - Present)
- Family Law Section Council, (1981 - 1989), (1998 - 2003), (2004 - 2011)
- Secretary, (1984 - 1985)
- Vice-Chairman, (1985 - 1986)
- Chairman, (1986 - 1987)
- Chairman Ex Officio, (1987 - 1988)
- Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, (1988 - 1989)
- Committee on Bar Economics, (1975 - 1979)
- Chairman, (1978 - 1979)
- Task Force on the Family in Society, (1987 - 1992)
- Task Force on the Professional Publicity, (1976 - 1978)
- Special Committee on Lawyer Competence, (1982)
- "Family Law Update" Program Speaker, (1996, 1999, 2000)
- "Family Law and Computer Evidence" Speaker, (2005)
- "Ethics in Family Law" Speaker, (2007)
- "Practice Tips & Pointers on Child-Related Issues" Speaker, (2010)
- "Family Law Nuts & Bolts" Speaker, (2011)
- "Deconstructing Delinquency" Speaker, (2012)
- Illinois Bar Foundation Fellow, (1985 - Present)
- Champaign County Bar Association, (1972 - Present)
- Family Law Committee, (1996 - 2001)
- Pro Bono Committee, (1997 - 1999)
- Illinois Supreme Court
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinating Committee, (1990 - 1993)
- Study Committee on Mediation of Child Custody Support and Visitation Disputes, (1990 - 1992)
- Resource Allocation Statistics Advisory Group, (1988 - 1989)
- Illinois Judicial Conference
- Associate Judge Seminar Committee, (1981 - 1985)
- Committee on Courts and the Community, (1988 - 1989)
- Committee on Evidence, (1984 - 1985)
- Committee on Family Law - Child Custody Problems Support and Visitation Disputes, (1982 - 1983)
- Committee on Family Law - Property Valuation and Apportionment, (1981 - 1982)
- Traffic Committee, (1980 - 1981)
- Study Committee on Small Claims Court, (1981 - 1983)
- "New Judge Seminar" - Faculty Member, (1986)
- Illinois Judges Association, (1979 - Present)
- Board of Directors, (1994 - 2000)
- Committee on Judicial Standards and Practices, (1983 - 1984)
- Committee on Family Law, (1984 - 1987)
- Committee on Membership, (1984 - 1985)
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- "Key Issues in Child Custody" Seminar - Speaker, (1998)
- Illinois Family Support Enforcement Association
- Annual Conference - Speaker, (2000)
- Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc.
- Family Law Training for Legal Service and Pro Bono Attorneys - Speaker, (2000)
- Mediation Council of Illinois
- Annual Conference - Speaker, (1996, 2000)
PUBLICATIONS:
- Co-Author: Illinois Civil Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - 1989 ed.
- Author: "Excluded Jurisdiction, Transfer and Blended Sentencing" - ISBA "Deconstructing Delinquency" course book 2012
- Author: "A Review of 1987 Family Law Decisions" - ISBA Family Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 32, No. 1, July 1988
- Author: "Illinois Family Law 1986 - Selected 1986 Court Decisions" - ISBA Family Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 30, No. 5, April 1987
- Author: "Illinois Family Law 1984 - A Retrospective, Selected Court Decisions" - ISBA Family Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 3, May 1985
- Author: "My Client Said What? Motion to Suppress Practice in Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings" - ISBA Child Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 24, No.3
- Co-Author with Sean McCumber: "What to Do When A Parent Fails to Exercise His Or Her Parenting Time" - ISBA Child Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 22, No. 4, June 2010
- Editor: "ISBA Family Law Section Newsletter, 1984 - 1985