Linda Sackey appointed to countywide Hooks vacancy

Justice P. Scott Neville and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Linda Sackey to the countywide vacancy created by the recent retirement of Judge William H. Hooks.

The appointment is effective January 24, 2025 and terminates December 7, 2026.

Sackey was admitted to practice in Illinois in 2006, according to ARDC. She currently serves as a Judicial Clerk to Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis.

The press release issued by the Supreme Court in connection with this appointment, notes that Sackey began her legal career as a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She then worked as an associate at Mayer Brown LLP for five years. From 2013 to 2018 Sackey was an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Appeals Division of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. She also served as an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) in 2016. Sackey has been with Justice Theis since 2019.

Sackey has been active in several bar associations, including the Cook County Bar Association, the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, and the Black Women Lawyers’ Association. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors of both the CCBA and the Appellate Lawyers Association, according to the Supreme Court's press release.