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William A.
Mudge
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Bill Mudge, a lifelong resident of
Edwardsville, Madison County, has practiced law in Illinois
for nearly two decades. He began his term as Madison County
State's
Attorney in November 2002.
He has a variety of legal experiences dating
back to 1985, both as an assistant state's attorney and
thereafter as an assistant public defender. He prosecuted
juvenile delinquent and child abuse cases, and also handled a
variety of felony and misdemeanor cases in those capacities.
Mudge entered private practice in 1987 with
the Edwardsville firm of Lucco, Brown & Mudge. Highly
respected both within and beyond the legal community, the firm
has received the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the
leading peer review lawyer rating system in the United States.
Mudge has extensive experience in both civil
and criminal cases, including arguing cases before the state
appellate and supreme courts. Licensed to practice law in Illinois and Missouri,
he is a member of the Illinois, Missouri
and American Bar Associations. He holds licenses to practice
before the Southern Illinois U.S. District Court and the Seventh
Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He is a past chairman of the
criminal law committee of the Madison County Bar Association and
served as the association's treasurer. He is a member of the Illinois State's Attorneys
Association and the Southern Illinois Police Chiefs Association,
and he currently serves on the Criminal Justice Advisory Board at
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Mudge has served on the city of Edwardsville's
Human Relations Commission that promoted fair housing and
resolution of discrimination complaints. Additionally, U.S.
Senator Richard Durbin appointed Mudge in 1999 as the Chair of
the U.S. Senate Judicial Nominating Commission for the Southern District
of Illinois.
In 2004, Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed
Mudge to the board of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority. He currently serves on the Budget Committee and is
Vice-Chair of the Planning and Research Committee.
Mudge graduated from Edwardsville High School, Illinois
State University and St. Louis University School of Law. He
currently resides in Edwardsville and has two children
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