Radiance Ward campaign website found

A campaign website has been established for 1st Subcircuit candidate Radiance Ward. That's a link to the website in the preceding sentence; a link will be added to the candidate list in the Sidebar of the web version of this site as soon as that list can be set up.

Licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 2008, according to ARDC, Ward works as a Cook County Assistant Public Defender. According to her campaign biography, Ward is currently assigned to the Homicide Task Force Division of that office. She has been with the Public Defender's Office for more than half of her career. Before that, her experience includes stints with LifeSpan and the Office of the Chief Judge, representing clients in domestic releations, housing, and foreclosure matters, according to her campaign bio.

Ward has also taught as an Adjunct Professor in Trial Advocacy at her alma mater, Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She also serves on the coaching staff of the award-winning Philip H. Corboy Fellowship Program in Trial Advocacy. Ward volunteers with LegalTrek, The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program, and The Glass Slipper Project. According to her campaign bio, she has also been a volunteer mentor with the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni (AVBA), an Executive-At-Large for her union local - AFSCME, Local 3315, and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Ward holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University. She attended Chicago Public Schools, including McDade Classical School, Ogden Elementary School, and Kenwood Academy.

Ward has not previously been a candidate for election to the bench. She is currently the only candidate to file for the Balanoff vacancy in the 1st Subcircuit.