Date of Release:
January 13, 2023
Point of Contact:
Kasey D. Morgan 847-377-3818
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Waukegan, Illinois
Associate Judge David P. Brodsky will retire, effective January 16, 2023. “Serving as a judge in the 19th Judicial Circuit has been an incredible honor. There is nothing about this job that I am not going to miss. I have spent my entire professional career serving the people of Lake County. The friendships that I made and lives that I’ve had the opportunity to touch have made my time here more than worthwhile,” said Judge Brodsky.
Judge Brodsky received a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University in 1982 and earned his Juris Doctor from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1985; he was then admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois.
“It has been a pleasure and honor working with Judge Brodsky. He spent his entire career serving the people of Lake County first defending their lives and liberties and then presiding over a variety of case types from the bench. Judge Brodsky brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to this role and is deeply respected by his peers as a fair-minded and impartial jurist. He will be missed,” said Chief Judge Mark L. Levitt.
Judge Brodsky began his career practicing law as an assistant public defender in the Lake County Public Defender’s Officer in 1985, and then lead the office as the Chief Public Defender from 1997 until he was appointed as an associate judge with the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in 2007. As an Assistant Public Defender and Chief Public Defender, he handled numerous death penalty cases, tried four death penalty cases to verdict, and represented hundreds of clients charged with the most serious felonies.
Judge Brodsky notably fulfilled roles in traffic court, bond court, family backup, child support and prove-ups, divorce, criminal misdemeanor, traffic, and civil. He has been assigned to a civil call since 2016.
Judge Brodsky was a member of the Illinois Public Defender Association, the Lake County Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, Jefferson Inn- American Inns of Court, Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Lake County Bar Association Criminal Law Committee.
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