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Sanjay Tailor is first Indian American on Illinois Supreme Court
He has previously presided in multiple divisions, including Municipal, Domestic Relations, Law, Chancery, and County.
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Anushka Pathak - Thu, 15, Jan 2026
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Justice Sanjay Tailor / Courtesy: Illinois Supreme Court
Indian American judge Sanjay T. Tailor has been appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court, effective Jan. 30. He will be the first Asian American to serve in the position.
Tailor will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Mary Jane Theis, who retires on Jan. 29. His term will run through Dec. 4, 2028.
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“I am grateful to Justice Mary Jane Theis and the other justices of the Illinois Supreme Court for their confidence and trust in appointing me Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court,” Tailor, who has served on the Illinois Appellate Court First District since 2022, said in a statement.
“I also look forward to continuing the work of the Illinois Supreme Court to ensure that our system of justice serves all people fairly and equitably,” he added.
Tailor brings more than two decades of judicial experience to the position. He was first appointed as an associate judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County in 2003. In Jan. 2021, he was appointed as an at-large circuit judge, where he served as presiding judge of the County Division. He was later elected as a circuit judge from the 9th Judicial Subcircuit in 2022 before being assigned to the Appellate Court.
Over the course of his judicial career, Tailor has presided in multiple divisions, including Municipal, Domestic Relations, Law, Chancery, and County. Prior to joining the bench, he worked as an assistant state’s attorney with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, served as a senior attorney at the First National Bank of Chicago, and practiced as an associate at Chapman and Cutler LLP.
In addition to his judicial duties, Tailor has taught Illinois civil procedure as an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law for nearly 20 years.
Tailor currently serves as a board trustee of the Illinois Judicial College, a commissioner on the Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice, and a board trustee of the Judges Retirement System of Illinois. He is also president of the Asian American Judges Association of Illinois and is affiliated with several legal and judicial organizations across the state.
Tailor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware and a Juris Doctor, with honors, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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