Judge's Directory

Circuit Judges - Rock Island County

Clarence M. Darrow – Chief Judge/Probate/Civil Division
Frank R. Fuhr, Presiding Judge/Criminal Division
Kathleen E. Mesich- Rock Island County Arbitration Supervising Judge/Civil Division
John L. McGehee – Presiding Judge/Civil Division
Richard A. Zimmer - Civil Division
Jeff S. McKinley – Civil Division
Peter W. Church - Criminal Division/Acting Chief Judge
Norma Kauzlarich - Juvenile Division

Associate Judge - Mercer County

Mathew W. Durbin - Mercer County/General Jurisdiction

Circuit Judges - Henry County

Terry M. Patton, Presiding Judge - Henry County/General Jurisdiction
Colby G. Hathaway- Henry County/General Jurisdiction

Circuit Judges - Whiteside County

James F. Heuerman - Whiteside County-Presiding/General Jurisdiction
Jennifer M. Kelly - Whiteside County/General Jurisdiction

Associate Judges

Magen J. Mertes - Whiteside County
Daniel P. Dalton - Rock Island County
James J Cosby Jr. - Henry County
Derek L. Hancks - Rock Island County
Michelle S. Fitzsimmons - Rock Island County
Mathew W. Durbin - Rock Island County
Ted Kutsunis - Rock Island County
Clayton R. Lee - Rock Island County
Tionn F. Carter - Rock Island County
Hany Khoury - Rock Island County

Scheduling

Scheduling hours are from 8 am to 4 pm in the Chief Judges Office. The office closes at 4:30 pm.

For scheduling:

309-558-3255, 309-558-3274, 309-558-3289, 309-558-3258, 309-558-3260
All Associate Judges

Scheduling Civil & Criminal Matters

All scheduling for Civil and Criminal matters must be coordinated through the Court Administrator's Office, located on the 3rd floor (Suite 304) of the Rock Island County Courthouse.

When calling to schedule with any judge listed above, please ensure that all attorneys or their scheduling representatives are on the line before contacting our office.

Due to the high volume of calls, if your call is not answered immediately, we are likely assisting other attorneys. Please hang up and try again shortly.