About age 71

Butler Funeral Homes

Daughter of Maurice W Scott and Mary Jean McEvoy Scott

Preceded in death by her parents

Survived by her brother Richard Scott and sister-in-law Madalyne Scott. She is also survived by two nieces, their respective husbands, three great-nephews, two great-nieces and several cousins.

Graduate
1966 - Sacred Heart Academy, valedictorian
1970 - Bradley University, magna cum laude
1973 - Northwestern University School of Law

Employment
1973 - Sangamon County States Attorney's Office - the first woman prosecutor
1978 - Gramlich Law Firm - private practice
Jeanne was the first woman to serve in each of the following judicial positions.
1979 - Seventh Judicial Court (six counties), appointed as an associate circuit judge
1988 - Seventh Judicial Court (six counties), elected as a circuit judge
1992 - 1994, Chief Judge for the Circuit
1998 - nominated for the federal bench by President Clinton
1998 - sworn in as United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois
2010 - retired

Member
Illinois State Bar Association
Sangamon County Bar Association
Illinois Judges Association
Lincoln -Douglas American Inn of Court, charter member and president (1994 - 1995)
Saint Agnes Church
Altrusa Club of Springfield
Women for Women

Faculty member for numerous
- Judicial Conferences
- Bar Association educational programs

1980 - Bradley University's Outstanding Young Graduate Award
1993 - Bradley's Centurion Society
1998 - Sacred Heart - Griffin Hall of Fame
Served on the SHG Board of Directors
2010 - Sangamon County Bar Association's Legal Pioneer Award

Sports fan of the Saint Louis Cardinals, Sacred Heart - Griffin High School, Bradley University and Northwestern University. She also enjoyed golf, travel and time with family and friends.