P. Scott Neville Jr.

Scott Neville
Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Assumed office
October 26, 2025
Preceded byMary Jane Theis
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Assumed office
June 15, 2018
Preceded byCharles E. Freeman
Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court
for the 1st district
In office
June 11, 2004 – June 15, 2018
Preceded byNeil Hartigan
Succeeded byMichael Hyman
Personal details
Born1948 or 1949 (age 76–77)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationCulver-Stockton College (BA)
Washington University in St. Louis (JD)

P. Scott Neville Jr. (born 1948 or 1949) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court since 2025, while also concurrently serving as a justice of the court since 2018.