P. Scott Neville, Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Chief Justice
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · State
- Judicial service
- Active
P. Scott Neville, Jr.
Chief Justice · Supreme Court of Illinois
Biography
Professional career
- Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, 1st District (since June 15, 2018)
- Term as justice runs through 2030; term as chief justice runs through Oct
- The Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, a position he assumed on October 26, 2025, after being elected by his peers to succeed Mary Jane Theis
- Of Counsel at Howard, Mann & Slaughter (1977–1979); principal at Neville & Ward (1979); founder of P. Scott Neville, Jr. & Associates (1981)
- Early Career: Law clerk to Illinois Appellate Court Justice Glenn T. Johnson (1974)
- Justice Neville has specialized in appellate, employment, civil rights, and complex civil litigation
- He has also taught at the University of Chicago Law School’s Intensive Trial Practice Workshop Office of the Illinois Courts
Education
- Culver–Stockton College
- Washington University School of Law
Additional information
- Part of the legal team that prosecuted the 1992 Chicago Ward “ReMap” case and a class action for Black and Latino workers laid off by the City of Chicago.
- Birth place: Chicago
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
Supreme 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 August 22, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Illinois Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 22, 2026
View Illinois Courts official judicial roster ↗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 ↗