WOODSTOCK – Beating out nearly 20 other candidates, Mark R. Facchini of Crystal Lake was named the newest associate judge of the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court serving McHenry County.
Facchini will fill the associate position that recently was vacated by Judge Robert Wilbrandt. Wilbrandt was promoted to circuit judge by the Illinois Supreme Court after Circuit Judge Maureen McIntyre’s retirement at the end of last year.
All 20 applicants who applied were interviewed by the circuit judges and then evaluated by the Illinois State Bar Association and the McHenry County Bar Association. Each circuit judge then voted for one candidate.
Facchini earned his bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 1999 and his law degree from Chicago Kent College of Law. He worked as an associate attorney at Foley & Lardner LLP for a year before taking a job with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office from 2003 to 2006. His most recent position was with Donahue & Walsh P.C. as a criminal defense attorney.
Facchini declined to comment Monday on his new appointment.
The other candidates who applied for the position included Ray M. Flavin of Woodstock, Michael J. McNerney of McHenry, Dawn M. Roth of Woodstock, Jenette M. Schwemler of Lake in the Hills, Scott K. Summers of Harvard, Jeffrey J. Altman of Crystal Lake, Michael G. Cortina of Crystal Lake, Michael Coveny of McHenry, David A. Djirikian of Fox River Grove, Carl W. Gilmore of Woodstock, Justin M. Hansen of Crystal Lake, Scott I. Jacobson of Woodstock, Cynthia D. Lamb of Bull Valley, Mia M. Lucas of Woodstock, Tamara A. Marshall of Algonquin, Steven J. McArdle of Crystal Lake, Jeannie M. Ridings of Crystal Lake, Cynthia A. Schaupp of Algonquin and Paul A. Zukowski of Lakewood.