(IL Photo/ Perry Reichanadter)
Judge Heather Welch has enjoyed much success in her legal career, but perhaps her greatest achievement is her reputation.
There is a reason why her court regularly has more attorneys choosing to transfer cases to it than any other court. She is
respected by fellow attorneys and judges for her legal knowledge, fairness and dedication to the legal community and its pursuit
of justice.
The best advice I ever received was
that when in doubt you should always take the high road.
I wish I had known when I graduated law school that
the average starting salary for a new lawyer was not 250k per year!
My best stress reliever is
yoga.
If I weren’t a lawyer, I’d be
serving the public in the executive or legislative branches of government.
In 2012, I’d like to
hike a Fourteener (14,000 foot mountain) in Colorado with my husband and two sons.
The three words that best describe me are
hardworking, compassionate and optimistic.
In my community, I’m passionate about
education.
In the movie about my life,
Catherine Zeta-Jones would play me.
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vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.
Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.