Appointed By: Judges of the 13th Judicial Circuit
The Hon. Mark Anderson is an associate judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois. Anderson was appointed to the bench by the judges of the Circuit Court on July 16, 2025, filling the vacancy created by the elevation of Hon. Michelle A. Vescogni to circuit judge.
The 13th Judicial Circuit includes Bureau, Grundy, and LaSalle counties.
Prior to his appointment, Anderson managed a solo practice in Earlville, a law firm he established in 2025. Before that, he worked for thirty years in private practice in Ottawa at White, Marsh, Anderson, Martin, Vickers, Deobler & Goode.
During this time, Anderson supplemented his practice with service as a county attorney in the Civil Division of the LaSalle County State’s Attorney's Office, where he began in 2012.
He received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Aurora University in 1985. Anderson then completed a J.D. at John Marshall Law School in 1994. He was admitted to practice in Illinois (1994).
A native of Sandwich, Anderson was raised in Earlville, where he attended high school.
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