Governor Bruce Rauner announced Friday that he has appointed Michael McGlynn to serve as a judge on the Illinois Court of Claims.  McGlynn has more than 30 years of experience representing individuals, non-profits and businesses in Saint Clair County and throughout Illinois.  McGlynn is currently a managing partner at McGlynn & McGlynn Attorneys at Law, which is where he started his legal career as an associate attorney in 1984.  His areas of practice are personal injury, business litigation and contracts, workers’ compensation, banking, and estates.  He is also legal counsel for the NAACP.  He is a member of the Illinois and Missouri bars and lives in Belleville.