Judge Jeff Allen

Currently Presiding Judge of the Will County Criminal and Civil Domestic Violence Court.

In addition to his five years of experience as a Will County Judge, he created Will County’s first Senior Citizen’s Legal Project and Will County’s first Pro Bono Legal Project. He is also a founding member of Will County’s first Domestic Violence Commission. He served on the Joliet Public Grade School Board for 10 years and was an attorney for the Illinois Department of Corrections

Current Position

• Associate Judge, 12th Judicial Circuit Court of IL (Will County).
• Current Assignment: Presiding Judge of Domestic Violence Court.
• Member Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Child Custody Issues.
• Charter member of the Illinois Supreme Court Special Committee on Courtroom and Judicial Security.
• Former president of the Will County Bar Association.
• Former Commissioner of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

Previous Experience

• Circuit Judge, 12th Judicial Circuit Court.
• Legal Counsel for IL Dept of Corrections.
• Member Family Violence Coordinating Council of Will County.
• Program Director/Managing Attorney for Will County Legal Assistance Program.
• Project Attorney for Senior Citizens Legal Project of Will County.

Professional Affiliations

• Member Illinois State Bar Association.
• Member ISBA Family Law Section Council.
• Member ISBA Committee on Judicial Advisory Polls.
• Member Will County Bar Association, Past President.
• Member Will County Women’s Bar Association.
• Member Illinois Judges Association.

Community Service

• Former Board Member & Past President, Joliet Grade School District #86.
• Member, Will County Domestic Violence Commission.
• Member Family Violence Coordinating Council of the 12th Judicial Circuit (Will County).
• Member, Joliet Rotary Club.
• Board Member, Community Services Council of Will County.
• Board Member/Past President, Rainbow Council Boy Scouts of America.
• Board Member, Joliet Area Historical Museum.
• Past Member, Teamsters Local 673.
• Past Member, Laborers Local 681.
• Eagle Scout.