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Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. was elected by his colleagues to become the state’s next chief justice, beginning in October.

Chief justices in Illinois are elected by their colleagues to serve three-year terms.

Neville has served on the court since 2018 and will become the state’s second Black chief justice. The first was his predecessor on the court, Justice Charles Freeman.

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court announced Tuesday that Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. has been chosen to be the state’s 123rd chief justice, succeeding Mary Jane Theis, whose three-year term as head of the court expires Oct. 26.

Theis, who was named chief justice in 2022 , will remain on the court as an associ

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