Appointed By: Illinois Supreme Court
The Hon. Michael L. Atterberry is a resident circuit judge on the 8th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois. He was appointed to the bench by the Illinois Supreme Court on May 1, 2014, filling a vacancy created by the elevation of the Hon. Carol Pope to the Illinois 4th District Appellate Court.
The 8th Judicial Circuit encompasses Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Mason, Menard, Pike, and Schuyler counties. Atterberry has held assignments in Menard County.
Prior to his appointment, Atterberry was an assistant attorney general with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. He worked in that capacity for fourteen years, rising through the ranks to become deputy chief of the Trial Assistance Bureau. Before that, he sat as the state’s attorney for Menard County (1991 to 1998).
Atterberry earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1981. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Michigan Law School in 1984. He was licensed to practice in Illinois (1984) and Missouri (1998).
Raised in Menard County, Illinois, Atterberry attended Porta High School. He and his wife, Teresa, have three children. The family resides in Petersburg, Illinois.
He is registered as a Republican.
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