Arbitrator Jeffery Tobin Selected as Associate Circuit Judge

Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Arbitrator Jeffery Tobin has been selected as an associate judge for the 7th Judicial District, the Jacksonville Journal-Courier reported on Tuesday.Tobin, 50, of Jacksonville, will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Associate Judge Tim Olson.Tobin said he hopes to start his judicial duties within a few weeks, but first must first give notice to the commission, where he has worked for the past seven years as an arbitrator.Tobin received a majority of the votes cast by the 11 circuit judges of the 7th Judicial Circuit, which includes Gree...