Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman presided over the Fourth District ceremony at the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield. The speaker for the ceremony was Circuit Judge April G. Troemper in Springfield of the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Other speakers included ISBA President-Elect Umberto S. Davi, a solo practitioner in Western Springs, and William F. Moran III, a managing partner at Stratton, Giganti, Stone, Moran & Radkey in Springfield.