Criminal Law and Procedure
Appellate Advocacy
Legal Research and Writing
Julia serves the University of Illinois-Springfield as adjunct faculty in the legal studies department.
Julia is a licensed attorney in the State of Illinois. She works full time for the Fifth District Appellate Court, where she performs legal research, analysis, and legal writing by drafting judicial orders, opinions, and other legal documents. Julia formerly served the Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court as a research attorney. She worked for many years as an assistant appellate prosecutor for the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, prosecuting criminal cases on appeal.
Julia is the co-editor of the Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee Newsletter. She frequently publishes in the Illinois State Bar Association Law Journal and Criminal Justice Section Newsletter.
Julia graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law in December 2014. She graduated magna cum laude and served on the Law Journal Board of Editors. She received her bachelors degree from Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, in English Literature.
Julia is an avid runner and serves as volunteer assistant coach to the University of Illinois-Springfield cross country and track teams. She resides in Springfield, Illinois, with her husband and two sons.
Journal Articles
o Illegal Stops and the Exclusionary Rule after Utah v. Strieff, Illinois State Bar Association Law Journal; December 2017.
o DNA Evidence and the Confrontation Clause after People v. Barner, Illinois State Bar Association Law Journal; August 2016.
o NSA Metadata Collection & Storage: An Internment Camp for Citizensâ¿¿ â¿¿Effects,â¿¿ SIU Law Journal. Co-written with David J. Robinson.
o United Nations and Other International Organizations, American Bar Association 2013 Year in Review. Co-written with Mark E. Wojcik, Cindy Galway Buys, and Chad Zoelzer.
Other Publications
o Pretrial Fairness Act in Appellate Practice, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, August 2023.
o 2023 Spring Criminal Legislation, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, May 2023. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o Pre-Trial Fairness Act: Elimination of Cash Bail Held in Abeyance, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, February 2023.
o The Changing Landscape of Juvenile Offenders & Armed Habitual Criminal, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, December 2022. Co-written with Daniel Fultz.
o Evaluating Structural Error Following People v. Jackson, 2022 IL 127256, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, November 2022.
o Approaching Running While Studying For The Bar Exam, JD Advising Blog Fall 2022: https://jdadvising.com/approaching-running-while-studying-for-the-bar-e…
o Practice Pointer: Is a Jury Trial Waiver Irrevocable in All Circumstances? Not Always. Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, November 2022. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr., and Daniel Fultz.
o Casenote: People v. Hartfield, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, September 2021. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o People v. Sophanavong: Waivers at Plea and the Ripple Effect, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, December, 2020. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o Case Note: People v. Morger, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, April 2020. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o Case Note: People v. Peterson, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, November 2019. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o SORA on Appeal After People v. Bingham, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, February 2019. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o People v. Castleberry: The Death of the Void-Sentence Rule, Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, April 2017. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o Women in Conflict â¿¿ A UN Response, The Catalyst, April 2014. Co-written with Professor Cindy Buys.
· Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee, Member
· Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee, Newsletter Co-Editor
· Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Committee, Member (2021-2022)
· Illinois State Bar Association, Member
Legal Research and Citation, Criminal Procedure, American Law in Comparative Perspective, Juvenile Law, Health Law, Sports Law