--- title: "Bertina E. Lampkin | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bertina-e-lampkin" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Bertina E. Lampkin Illinois Appellate Court, District 1 · Appellate Court Justice ## Profile - Court: Illinois Appellate Court, District 1 - State: Illinois - Role: Appellate Court Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Circuit Court Judge (1992–2009), supervising Domestic Violence Courts, Night Narcotics Court, and the Criminal Division - Associate Judge, Cook County Circuit Court (1987–1992), including Assistant Supervisor of the Traffic Division ### Education ### Additional information - Justice of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, appointed in 2009, currently serving as Presiding Justice in the Fourth Division, and running for retention in the November 3, 2026 judicial election - Nonpartisan candidate for retention in the November 3, 2026 judicial election - 1985–1987: Assistant Corporation Counsel. - 1974–1985: Assistant State’s Attorney. - Born December 20, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois, Lampkin graduated valedictorian from DuSable High School, earned her B.A. from Roosevelt University, and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law - Date of birth: 1948-12-20 - She is active in professional organizations including the Illinois Judges’ Association, Illinois Judicial Council, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, and the Black Women Lawyers’ Association - Lampkin has served on multiple Illinois Supreme Court committees, chairing the Criminal Law and Probation Administration Committee, the Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases Committee, and currently chairs the Illinois Appellate Court Administrative Committee. - For over 20 years, she has taught judges on topics such as death penalty litigation, guilty plea handling, jury selection, and appellate practice. - She has also contributed to the Illinois Judicial Benchbook on criminal law and procedure - Her honors include the Cook County Bar Association Judicial Award, National Black Prosecutors Award, DePaul University Distinguished Service to the Profession Award, and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Mary Heftel Hooten Award - Birth place: Chicago, IL ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording and broadcasting Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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 Court [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### official record Scope: statewide The official record may be taken stenographically or through a Supreme Court-approved electronic recording system, including approved videoconferencing services. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/24ad75b6-a0a0-4a9f-b44e-1cf4daa67820/Rule%2046.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate extended media coverage Scope: statewide All five Illinois Appellate Court districts accept extended-media requests for oral arguments, normally at least seven days in advance, subject to approval and continuing control by the assigned appellate panel. Evidence excerpt: All five districts of the Illinois Appellate Court shall allow requests for extended media coverage of oral arguments in accordance with the provisions of this policy. [Policy for Extended Media Coverage in the Illinois Appellate Court](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/bfba1aa7-2408-416d-89b5-88fd3af5a247/Extended%20Media%20Coverage%20Appellate%20Court%20Policy%20No%20Forms.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/14/Bertina-E-Lampkin/justice/) - [Official roster](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/14/Bertina-E-Lampkin/justice/) - [State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts official judicial roster](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/14/Bertina-E-Lampkin/justice/) - [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 44, Photography and Video in the Courtroom](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf) - [Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46, Official Record of Court Proceedings](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/24ad75b6-a0a0-4a9f-b44e-1cf4daa67820/Rule%2046.pdf) - [Policy for Extended Media Coverage in the Illinois Appellate Court](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/bfba1aa7-2408-416d-89b5-88fd3af5a247/Extended%20Media%20Coverage%20Appellate%20Court%20Policy%20No%20Forms.pdf) - [Justice Bertina E. Lampkin](https://osad.illinois.gov/aboutus/commissioners/sharonermitchelljr1.html) - [Official biography source for Bertina E. Lampkin](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/14/Bertina-E-Lampkin/justice/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bertina-e-lampkin", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bertina-e-lampkin", "name": "Bertina E. Lampkin | KnowJudges", "description": "Bertina E. Lampkin, Illinois Appellate Court, District 1. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bertina-e-lampkin#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bertina-e-lampkin#judge", "name": "Bertina E. 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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](https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/bfba1aa7-2408-416d-89b5-88fd3af5a247/Extended%20Media%20Coverage%20Appellate%20Court%20Policy%20No%20Forms.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.