Hon. Stephen E. Balogh

Associate Judge Stephen E. Balogh

Assignment – Civil Division / Problem-Solving Courts Division / Boone County

Administrative Assistant: Beverly Goodson
Chambers Telephone: 815-319-4803
Chambers Facsimile: 815-319-4807

Winnebago County Courthouse
Courtroom 311
400 West State Street
Rockford, Illinois 61101

Biography

Before attending college, Judge Balogh spent three years (1977-80) on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps and was discharged from active duty on January 8, 1980 as a sergeant. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland (1983, summa cum laude) and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law (1987, cum laude). Prior to joining the bench, he was a partner in the Rockford law firm of WilliamsMcCarthyLLP (1987-2016), concentrating in litigation of civil rights, employment discrimination and labor law matters, primarily on behalf of units of local government. He was appointed to the bench in November, 2016.