Appointed By: Illinois Supreme Court
The Hon. Michelle A. Vescogni is an at-large judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois. Vescogni was appointed to the bench by the Illinois Supreme Court in April 2025, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Hon. Cynthia M. Raccuglia.
The 13th Judicial Circuit includes Bureau, Grundy, and LaSalle counties.
Prior to her appointment, Vescogni was an associate judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court, a position to which she was appointed in 2016.
Vescogni earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and English literature from North Central College in 1995. She then completed a J.D. at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, in 1998.
She is admitted to practice in Illinois (2000) and Arizona (1999).
After graduating from law school, Vescogni worked in the city of Mesa, Arizona, before eventually becoming an associate at Armstrong, Surin & Associates in Ottawa, Illinois.
Then, in 2002, she established a solo practice in Peru, handling family law matters at the Vescogni Law Office until her appointment to the bench in 2016.
Vescogni has resided in Peru alongside her husband and fellow attorney, Brian, where they are raising their two children.
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