Joliet Junior College welcomed Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Kay O’Brien to campus on Thursday, May 4, to address the public and campus community as part of the American Bar Association’s annual Law Day celebration. The event was hosted by the JJC business department.
Justice O’Brien represents the Third District of the Illinois Supreme Court, in which JJC District 525 is located. Prior to her election to the Court, Justice O’Brien served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Appellate Court. She is a graduate of Joliet Junior College, Western Illinois University, and the University of Illinois College of Law.
Each year, the Illinois Supreme Court issues important decisions impacting the Illinois criminal justice, educational, governmental, and economic systems, as well as interpreting the United States and Illinois Constitutions.
Law Day is an activity sponsored by the American Bar Association held annually during the first week of May to celebrate the rule of law. Law Day provides an opportunity to appreciate how the Constitution and legal process protects our freedom, achieves justice, and contributes to the rights all Americans share.