634 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine LAW AND LAW ENFORCEMENT for the Cook County State Attorney’s Office between 1978 and 1983. Over the course of his legal career, he has maintained involvement with the criminal division and the jury section of the law division of the Third and First Municipal Districts of California. Mr. Locallo was initially drawn to legal service due to the influence of his father, a retired police captain, as well as such works as “To Kill a Mockingbird.” He subsequently undertook coursework at Notre Dame College Preparatory, where he appeared on the school’s Wall of Fame, and later studied at the John Marshall Law School of the University of Illinois, from which he attained a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1977. As a testament to his multifaceted accomplishments, Mr. Locallo was bestowed with the Virgil E. Tipton Jr. Publications Award from the Illinois State Fire Association in 2000, and he has been featured in various articles by the Chicago Tribune and the New York Times. Leveraging over 45 years of legal expertise, The Honorable Daniel M. Locallo serves as a private attorney. Specializing in business law and criminal defense, he previously distinguished himself as a judge for the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois from 1992 until his retirement in 2009. During this time, he presided over numerous high-profile court cases, including the People v. Frank Caruso, which received nationwide exposure and whose verdict prompted the family of the accused to attempt to oust Mr. Locallo from his position. However, 78% of the votes cast during the subsequent election favored him retaining his seat — a testament to his fairness and impartiality in the eyes of his constituents. Other accomplishments to his credit include his featured appearance in Steve Bogira’s “Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse,” which has become an essential read for law students since its 2011 release. Prior to his election to the bench in 1992, Mr. Locallo was appointed as an associate judge for the Cook County Circuit Court in 1986, having previously served as an assistant state attorney THE HONORABLE DANIEL M. LOCALLO RETIRED JUDGE, PRACTICING ATTORNEY Chicago, IL
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