17 Dec 2014
Longtime Peoria County prosecutor Jodi Hoos knew when she was 12 that she wanted to be an attorney, and on Monday, she learned her hard work garnered her a set of judge’s robes.
Hoos, 40, was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill a judicial vacancy created when Circuit Judge Michael Brandt announced his retirement. Hoos remain on the bench until Brandt’s term expires in 2016, when she can run for election.
Hoos graduated from the University of Nebraska-Kearney with a degree in political science. She received her law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2000. She will be sworn in during a brief ceremony Dec. 29.
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