Résumé of Mark A. Schuering
CAREER POSITIONS
Civil Mediator (private practice) August 2010 – present
Judge Mark A. Schuering (Ret.) Civil Mediation. www.schueringmediation.com
Thomson Reuters Author
Co-author of Hunter’s Trial Handbook for Illinois Lawyers – Civil (Ninth Edition)
2012 – present
Retired State Court Judge, 1986 – 2010, 24 years as a trial judge
Circuit Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, State of Illinois
Elected- Dec 2, 1990
Retired Aug 1, 2010
Associate Circuit Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, State of Illinois Appointed Sep 1986 – Dec 1990
Attorney and partner with Goehl & Schuering Law Firm, Nov 1978 – Sep 1986
Adams County Public Defender, Appointed July 1980 – 1984
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Illinois, 1978 (Inactive)
Federal, Central District of Illinois, 1981 (Inactive)
State of Missouri, 1982 (Inactive)
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, May 1978, cum laude
Saint Louis University School of Law, Saint Louis, Missouri
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, May 1975
Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois
CLASSES, PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS
National Judicial College courses completed:
- Civil Mediation (40-hour training – certified mediator), 2007
- Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 2004
- Conducting the Trial, 1998
- Dispute Resolution Skills, 1996
- Effective Sentencing and Probation Management, 1993
- Traffic Court Proceedings, 1988
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Courts, 1987
Appointed or assigned by Illinois Supreme Court as:
Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee member, 2016 – 2021
- Past faculty and chair for judicial seminars-
- Subjects included: Evidence, Civil Law Update, Evidence Based Sentencing, Managing Felony Trials, and Evidence Based Sentencing of Driving Under the Influence and Sex Offenders
- New Judge Mentor and past faculty member of New Judge Seminar
- Certified bi-annually to preside over Capital Litigation cases in Illinois
Adjunct Lecturer Quincy University, 1989 – Present
Courses taught or teaching: Victimology, Business Law, American Judicial Process
Mentor to QU Pre-Law Students and supporter of the QU Mock Trial Team
Past Presenter and Moderator, People's Law School, Sponsored by Illinois State Bar Association, Adams County Bar Association and Quincy University
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND RECOGNITIONS
Illinois Judges Association, (IJA), 1986 – present
- Past President of the Illinois Judges Association, 2007-2008
- Member of IJA and Past member of IJA Foundation Board of Directors
- Past member of Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee
Illinois State Bar Association, 1978 – present
- Past Member of Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
- Past Member and Past Chair of Committee on Corrections & Sentencing
- Past Member of Law Related Education Section
Adams County Bar Association, 1978 – present
- Civil Law Committee
Leading Lawyer designation 2015 & 2016 (www.leadinglawyers.com)
- Business Issues- ADR Law: Commercial Litigation, Mediations
- Judge Mark Schuering (Ret.) Civil Mediation