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Name (State full name and any former names used): Martin Douglas Reggi

2. Age: 65

3. Education (List schools,, years attended, and degrees received):

Lewis University, DeKalb, Illinois, Juris Doctorate, 1979
Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1975

4. Current occupation and employer

Martin D. Reggi, Berwyn, Illinois, Solo Practitioner, 1985 to Present

5. Current hometown, and neighborhood if Chicago. If subcircuit candidate: How long have you lived there?
Riverside, Illinois since 1985

6. Work history (List with years)

● Martin D. Reggi, Berwyn, Illinois, Solo Practitioner, 1985 to Present
● Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Chicago, Illinois, Assistant State’s Attorney, 1980 to
1985

7. In what areas of law do you have experience?

● Significant experience representing clients in state criminal matters and civil litigation involving
business and contractual disputes, bankruptcy law, personal injury defense and prosecution,
workers’ compensation, traffic law, and appeals
● Extensive residential and commercial real estate law experience and providing legal counsel to
thousands of real estate closings
● Appeals Division at State’s Attorney’s Office
● Misdemeanor Unit at 5​th​ District State’s Attorney’s Office
● Preliminary Hearing Felony Division at 5​th​ & 4​th​ District State’s Attorney’s Offices
● Completed hundreds of trials relating to felony and misdemeanor charges

8. List your bar association memberships.

● Southwest Bar Association, active member
● West Suburban Bar Association, active member
● DuPage County Bar Association, active member
● Justinian Society of Lawyers, ​active member

9. List all professional, business, fraternal, scholarly, civic, charitable, or other organizations to which you
belong. N/A

10. Describe your civic involvement.

I am actively involved with the Lyons Township, Illinois Democrats, and on a weekly basis I participate
in activities for the Democratic Party. I have been an active volunteer in a variety of elections at all levels
of local government and have served as an election attorney adviser to ensure that the rights of voters are
protected.

11. Describe your current and former political involvement.

Other than what I have described above, I have not held any political office to date, but am currently
endorsed by the following Democratic 4​th​ Judicial Sub-Circuit Committeepersons:
 ● Vincent F. Cainkar, Stickney Township
● Steven M. Landek, Lyons Township
● Robert Maloney, Palos Township
● John O’Sullivan, Worth Township
● Barrett Pedersen, Leyden Township
● Karen Yarbrough, Proviso Township

12. Have you run for judge before? When and for which seat?
Yes, in 2014 I ran for a 4​th​ Judicial Sub-Circuit vacancy.

13. List your published writings, with dates and with links if available.
N/A

14. Why do you want to be a Cook County judge?

My name is Martin D. Reggi and I am a candidate for the 4​th​ Judicial Sub-Circuit vacancy. I am a general
practitioner in Berwyn, Illinois with a 37-year legal career within a variety of legal areas. After attending
Loyola University in Chicago and Lewis College of Law (which is now Northern Illinois University), I
served as an Assistant State’s Attorney to Richard Daley. In these formative years, I honed my writing
and litigation skills by drafting over 25 appeals and working at the Bridgeview and Maywood
Courthouses.

I then set out to create my own practice as a general practitioner. My practice focuses on differing legal
areas with the main ones being criminal law, real estate, and bankruptcy. I am proud to say I have
conducted thousands of trials and hundreds of real estate closings, with more every passing week. During
the 2000s’ real estate crisis, I pushed myself to expand my legal expertise and had the opportunity to
explore civil litigation, including personal injury and divorce, and administrative law, including Secretary
of State proceedings. Although there were always challenges working as a solo practitioner, the rewards
have far outweighed any negatives as I have helped ensure clients are afforded justice, purchase their first
home, and maintain resiliency in times of hardship. My legal career, love for my family, and my desire to
help my community have encouraged me to seek candidacy as a judge in the area I call home – the
southwestern suburbs of the 4​th​ Judicial Sub-Circuit.

15. What are the most pressing issues facing the justice system and why?

The most pressing issue facing the judicial system, and the nation as a whole, is the need for increased
protection and the inclusion of protected classes of persons. My experience as a general practitioner has
allowed me to defend a wide and diverse spectrum of clients. I believe that contact with people of many
different backgrounds has helped me to grow as a lawyer and will ultimately help to serve me if elected
judge. By not limiting myself to one particular area of law, I have interacted with people from many
environments. I plan to use this awareness to ensure that each judgment passed is fair and equal, which
speaks loudly towards not only my legal abilities and integrity, but my also my impartiality, as an
individual’s race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality do not affect my view of
the issue at hand.

16. How will your experiences help you serve as a good judge?
 Part of my motivation in becoming a judge, but also throughout my life, has been my family. My wife
Allyson and I are the parents to seven kids and were featured on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show
about big families. Oprah’s crew filmed a typical day at our family’s home and we were guests at Harpo
Studios in Chicago. Oprah was surprised at how many groceries the kids, who are now all grown up, went
through in a day. My family is my greatest motivator and it was one of the best moments of our lives to be
recognized. My unique experience as a father to seven children has shaped my temperament into one of
understanding and thoughtfulness. My everyday experience as a father to seven children will help me to
provide patience and thoughtful guidance as a member of the judiciary.

17. What do you wish voters knew about you?

My service to the community extends beyond my clients, as I currently participate in many activities,
including the West Suburban Bar Association and Southwest Suburban Bar Association. If I am selected
by the voters to serve as a judge, I hope to work with these associations to provide mentoring services to
at risk youth and encourage law as a profession. In particular, I would seek private funding to develop a
program that would interface with schools and youth detention centers in an effort to remove any stigma
associated with the courts. Many of these children already feel that the “system” is against them, but I
hope to break down this stereotype and prove that the courts, and people within them, strive to fight for
them to have better lives.