Justice aurelia pucinski biography
Aurelia Marie Pucinski is a judge on the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District..
Aurelia Pucinski
American judge
Aurelia Marie Pucinski (born April 29, 1947)[1] is a judge on the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District.
She previously served as a trial judge and clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.[2] Her second term expires in 2030.
Early life
Born Aurelia Marie Pucinski in Chicago, Illinois, she was named for her paternal grandmother.
Aurelia Marie Pucinski (born April 29, ) is a judge on the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District.
Her mother was Aurelia Bordin Pucinski. Her father, Roman Pucinski, was a U.S. Congressman from Illinois's 11th congressional district (1959-1973) during her childhood and youth. After his defeat in the nationwide 1972 Republican landslide, he represented the 41st Ward on the Chicago Alderman from 1973 until 1991.
Aurelia Pucinski graduated from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1968 with a B.A. in History. She then taught at a grammar school in Skokie, Illinois. She decided to become a lawyer, enrolled at the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, and receive