Sheree D. Henry receives countywide appointment

In an order entered just before the July 4 holiday, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed Sheree D. Henry to a countywide judicial vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Joyce Marie Murphy Gorman.

The appointment is effective August 2 and terminates December 7, 2020.

Licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1994, Henry has been working as an Assistant Cook County Public Defender. Before joining the PD's office, Henry served as an Assistant Public Guardian in the Cook County Public Guardian’s Office. Henry also served eight years in the Illinois National Gaurd. She was a candidate for a 2nd Subcircuit vacancy in the 2018 primary.