Justice David K. Overstreet: The Inner Workings of the Supreme Court of Illinois and Its Core Values
Justice David K. Overstreet of the Illinois Supreme Court will be the featured speaker at the October 15 meeting of Southern Illinois Learning in Retirement (SILIR). Justice Overstreet will discuss the Supreme Court of Illinois and its inner workings, including his work as a liaison to several of its thirty committees, boards, and commissions. He is a member of the Illinois Judicial Conference which establishes the Strategic Agenda for the Illinois Courts.
A Mt. Vernon native, Justice David K. Overstreet practiced law in central and southern Illinois after receiving his law degree from the University of Tennessee. Justice Overstreet was appointed circuit judge in the Second Judicial Circuit in 2007, elected in 2008, and retained in 2014. He was assigned to the Fifth District Appellate Court in 2017 and elected in 2018. Justice Overstreet was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court from the Fifth Judicial District in 2020.
The SILIR monthly meeting is free and open to the public. The meeting will be held at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 1501 W. Chautauqua in Carbondale. The presentation begins at 10:30 am. A coffee and social hour begins at 9:30 am. For more information, you may refer to the website: https://conferenceservices.siu.edu/silir or call SIU Events and Outreach at 618-536-7751.