Deidre M. Dyer appointed to countywide vacancy

In an order entered March 30, the Illinois Supreme Court announced the appointment of Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Deidre M. Dyer to the countywide vacancy created by the recent retirement of Judge Arnette R. Hubbard. The appointment is effective April 28 and expires on December 2, 2024.

In a press release accompanying the Order, Justice Joy Cunningham and the Illinois Supreme Court note that Dyer has served in the CCSAO since 2009, currently working as Deputy Supervisor of Public Corruption, Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Consumer Fraud, as well as the Chair of the Benefit Fraud Committee.

Dyer has been licensed to practice law in Illinois since 2000, according to ARDC. She began her legal career in the Kankakee County State's Attorney's Office, before moving to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Office of Legal Services, working as Supervising Regional Counsel for DCFS from 2001 to 2006. From 2006 to 2009, Dyer was Assistant Attorney General in the Special Prosecutions Bureau in the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.

A member of the Cook County Bar Association and the South Suburban Bar Association, Dyer was named as the National Insurance Crime Bureau's Prosecutor Partner of the Year in 2020.