--- title: "Margaret Stanton-McBride | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margaret-stanton-mcbride" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Margaret Stanton-McBride 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 - When elected to the Appellate Court in November 1998, Judge McBride was the Presiding Judge of the Third Municipal District - Elected Circuit Judge in 1990, serving in the First Municipal District, Criminal, Law, and Chancery Divisions - Judge McBride was appointed to the Circuit Court in 1987 and elected a Circuit Judge in 1990 ### Education - B.A. from Newton College of the Sacred Heart (Newton, MA) and J.D. from DePaul University College of Law (Education). ### Additional information - Justice Margaret Stanton McBride is an Illinois Appellate Court Justice for the 1st District, serving since 1998, and currently a member of the Illinois Courts Commission - She has been recognized by the Chicago Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association as “Highly Qualified” for judicial office - Birth place: Evanston on Dec ## 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/16/Margaret-Stanton-McBride/justice/) - [Official roster](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/16/Margaret-Stanton-McBride/justice/) - [State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts official judicial roster](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/16/Margaret-Stanton-McBride/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) - [Stanton-McBride, Margaret | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/16/Margaret-Stanton-McBride/justice) - [Official biography source for Margaret Stanton-McBride](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/16/Margaret-Stanton-McBride/justice/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margaret-stanton-mcbride", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margaret-stanton-mcbride", "name": "Margaret Stanton-McBride | KnowJudges", "description": "Margaret Stanton-McBride, Illinois Appellate Court, District 1. 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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/8db700cb-c17a-421d-8fdc-95ad22b399c9/Rule%2044.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Policy for Extended Media Coverage in the Illinois Appellate Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-496a290e8b5af5294036b271) — 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](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.