The Illinois Supreme Court announced that, effective December 5, 2022, Judge Amy Lannerd of the Circuit Court for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, will be appointed to the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth Judicial District.  Judge Lannerd will fill the vacancy created by Justice John W. Turner's decision not to seek retention.  Her term on the appellate court will run through December 2, 2024.

Judge Lannerd was appointed to the circuit court in 2016 and won election in 2018.  Before serving on the bench, Judge Lannerd worked in private practice in Quincy, Illinois.

Judge Lannerd is a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Implementation Task Force Communications Subcommittee and has served presenter for the Judicial Education Conference on the topics of Bankruptcy for Civil and Family Law Judges, Virtual Court Proceedings, and Strategies for Improving Court Performance.

The Appellate Lawyers Association congratulates Judge Lannerd on her appointment to the appellate court.