Background
Theis was born in Chicago, Illinois to Kenneth Wendt and his wife Eleanore. Her father served as a member of the Illinois General Assembly and as a judge in Cook County.
Theis was born in Chicago, Illinois to Kenneth Wendt and his wife Eleanore. Her father served as a member of the Illinois General Assembly and as a judge in Cook County.
She received her bachelor"s degree from Loyola University Chicago and her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She was Assistant Public Defender in Cook County from 1974-1983. The Chicago Tribune, in endorsing her for election, cited her "universally accepted expertise on judicial ethics, family law, sentencing, fairness." She previously served as Chair for the Illinois Judicial Conference"s Committees on Education and Judicial Conduct, as well as on the Illinois Supreme Court"s Rules Committee.
Her term expires in 2020.
