The Ortiz Family

                               Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
                                    B.A. in Political Science, January 1986

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
                               Circuit Court Judge
                               19th Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois
                               Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court on August 25, 2008
                               Presiding Judge of the Family Law Division

                               Associate Judge
                               19th Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois
                               December 2, 2002-August 25, 2008

                               Soffietti, Johnson, Teegen, Phillips, Ortiz & Morozin, Ltd.
                               Fox Lake, Illinois
                               Partner, 1994-November 2002                         General Practice

                               Soffietti, Johnson, Teegen & Phillips, Ltd.
                               Fox Lake, Illinois
                               Associate, 1990-1993                                       General Practice

                               Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office
                               Waukegan, Illinois
                               Assistant State’s Attorney, 1990
                               Traffic and Misdemeanor Division

                              Lake County Public Defender’s Office
                              Waukegan, Illinois
                              Supreme Court Rule 711 Intern, 1988-1989

PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS:

                               Judicial Education Faculty
                               Appointed by Illinois Supreme Court
                               May 2009-present

                               Lake County After School Advisory Board
                               Aprill 2009-present 

                                Illinois Judges Association
                                2002-present
                                Board of Directors, 2005-present

                                Lake County Bar Association
                                1990-present
                                Treasurer, 2000-2001
                                Judicial Selection & Retention Committee, 1996-1999

                                Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
                                2003-present

                                Illinois State Bar Association
                                1990-2004
                                Chair, Traffic Laws & Courts Section Council, 1999-2000

                                Chicago Bar Association
                                  1991-2004

COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS:

                                 Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
                                 Child Support Advisory Committee, April 2008-present

                                 Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County
                                 Waukegan, Illinois
                                 Board of Directors, 2007-present

                                 Northern Illinois Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
                                 Round Lake, Illinois
                                 Board of Directors, 2007-present
                                
                                 NICASA Youth Advisory Board
                                 Waukegan, Illinois
                                 2006-present

                                 Mano A Mano Family Resource Center
                                 Round Lake Park, Illinois
                                 Board of Directors, 2003-present
                                 Vice President, 2006-2007
                                 Spanish Legal Clinic, Founder and Volunteer, 2000-2002

                                 College of Lake County
                                 Grayslake, Illinois
                                 President’s Advisory Committee, 2004-2006

                                 Antioch Community High School
                                 Antioch, Illinois
                                 Mock Trial Team Advisor, 2006-present

                                Wednesday Night Basketball League (WNBL)
                                Antioch, Illinois, 1990-present