--- title: "P. Scott Neville, Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/p-scott-neville-jr" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-22" --- # P. Scott Neville, Jr. Supreme Court of Illinois · Chief Justice ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court of Illinois - State: Illinois - Role: Chief Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ## 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 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/meet-the-justices/) - [Official roster](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/meet-the-justices/) - [Illinois Courts official judicial roster](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/meet-the-justices/) - [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) - [Official biography source for P. Scott Neville Jr.](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/justice/955/P-Scott-Neville-Jr/justice/) - [Wikidata: P. Scott Neville Jr.](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55759929) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/p-scott-neville-jr", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/p-scott-neville-jr", "name": "P. Scott Neville, Jr. | KnowJudges", "description": "P. Scott Neville, Jr., Supreme Court of Illinois. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-22", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/p-scott-neville-jr#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/p-scott-neville-jr#judge", "name": "P. 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