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# Andrea Zenker

Illinois Circuit Court, 16 · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Illinois Circuit Court, 16
- State: Illinois
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Andrea Zenker - Illinois Circuit Court, 16

## Biography

### Professional career

- Partner at Higgins, Zenker & Coyle, P.C. since 2021
- Illinois Circuit Judge for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit (Kane County), appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill a vacancy created by Judge Susan Clancy Boles’ retirement, with service from August 7, 2026, through December 4, 2028
- Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford and the Illinois Supreme Court announced Zenker’s appointment on July 13, 2026, to serve in the Fourth Judicial Subcircuit of the 16th Judicial Circuit
- Attorney, Higgins & Burke, approximately 16 years
- As of her appointment, Judge Zenker is assigned to the Traffic and Misdemeanor Division at the Kane County Judicial Center

### Education

- Northern Illinois University College of Law — J.D. (2005)
- /undergraduate degree, Southern Illinois University Carbondale — B.A.

### Additional information

- Civil litigator with more than 20 years of legal experience; served as a law clerk at Higgins & Burke from 2003 to 2005, then practiced there for approximately 16 years before becoming a partner at Higgins Zenker & Coyle in 2021.
- Her litigation practice has included securities, insurance, and financial fraud cases, personal injury, premises liability, contract disputes, and appellate work

## Sources

- [News / Press Releases](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/news/)
- [News / Press Releases](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/news/)

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## Upcoming changes

Andrea Zenker: scheduled service end at Illinois Circuit Court, 16.

scheduled service end: 2028-12-04

Status: announced

[Source 1](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/news/)