Barbara Gilleran Johnson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Appellate Court of Illinois
- Current assignment
- Appellate Court of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Barbara Gilleran Johnson
Judge · Appellate Court of Illinois
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Appellate Court of Illinois, 2002-present
- Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, serving since 2002, with a career that includes significant legal service in Illinois state and local government roles
- Johnson has been a Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court since January 2002, after being elected in that year.
- She previously held the role of an associate judge (appointed 1987), circuit judge (appointed 1996, elected 1998), and was later elected to the Appellate Court
Education
- Yale University — B.A.
- California Western School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- Private Practice: Partner at Ori, Tepper, Fox, Maley and Gilleran Johnson
- She is also a past president and current member of the Justinian Society and a member of the American Inns of Court
- She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, and Women’s Bar Association, and serves on the Illinois Judges Association Board of Directors.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Photography, broadcasting, and recording in an Illinois courtroom are permitted only under Supreme Court authority or Rule 44's stated exceptions; participants may not record a remote proceeding unless the court directs it or extended-media coverage is approved.
the taking of photographs in the courtroom during sessions of the court or recesses between proceedings and the broadcasting or televising of court proceedings are permitted only to the extent authorized by order of the Supreme CourtIllinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom ↗
Official record
Statewide
The official record may be taken stenographically or through a Supreme Court-approved electronic recording system, including approved videoconferencing services.
The record of court proceedings may be taken by stenographic means or by an electronic recording system, including video conferencing services, approved by the Supreme Court.Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom
Appellate Court of Illinois
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Policy for Extended Media Coverage in the Illinois Appellate Court
Appellate Court of Illinois
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Appellate Court of Illinois current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Appellate Court of Illinois current judicial profile ↗Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom ↗Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings ↗