Gov. Pritzker Announces Three Appointments to Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Board

Gov. Pritzker Announces Three Appointments to Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Board

Governor JB Pritzker recently announced three appointments to the Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board including Joseph Duffy, Donald Wilkerson and Jeremy Margolis. Duffy was previously appointed to the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in 2015. He currently practices law at Loeb and Loeb. Previously, he worked at Stetler, Duffy and Rotert, and Schiff, Hardin, and Waite. Among his many accomplishments, he was also named “Illinois Super Lawyer” in Criminal Defense: White Collar and Business Litigation by Thomson Reuters (2005-2020). He earned his Bachelor of Arts from DePaul University and Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School.

Wilkerson was appointed United States Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Illinois in January of 2005 and retired in 2019. The East St. Louis native was the first African American judge appointed to that bench. Wilkerson began his legal career with Thompson-Mitchell, later working at Stolar Partnership law firm. Among other notable accomplishments, Wilkerson joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in St. Louis as Assistant United States Attorney until his appointment to the bench. He received his Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University, Master of Education from Southern Illinois University and Juris Doctorate from St. Louis University School of Law.

Margolis was previously appointed to the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in 2015. He practices law at Loeb and Loeb. Prior to entering private practice, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago for 11 years and co-founded Chicago’s multiagency Joint Terrorist Task Force and served as Director of the Illinois State Police for 4 years. Among his other accomplishments, he is a member of the Society of Former Special Agents in Chicago and holds a membership in other distinguished organizations. Margolis earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Illinois and Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University. The appointments are pending confirmation by the Illinois Senate.

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