Associate Judge Elizabeth Rochford of Lake Forest is helped with her robe by husband, Mike Striedl, after her swearing-in ceremony held at the Lake County Building in Waukegan. Rochford was sworn-in by Chief Judge Fred Foreman. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Associate Judge Elizabeth Rochford of Lake Forest is hugged by her daughter, Fallon Striedl, with Mary Striedl (left) waits to hug her mother after the swearing-in ceremony held at the Lake County Building in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Elizabeth Rochford of Lake Forest is sworn-in as an Associate Judge by Chief Judge Fred Foreman at the Lake County Building in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Chief Judge Fred Foreman talks about Elizabeth Rochford of Lake Forest who was sworn-in as an associate judge during a ceremony at the Lake County Building in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Elizabeth Rochford of Lake Forest is sworn-in as an Associate Judge by Chief Judge Fred Foreman at the Lake County Building in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Associate Judge Elizabeth Rochford of Lake Forest signs papers after being sworn-in by Chief Judge Fred Foreman during a ceremony held at the Lake County Building in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Mary Striedl (left) and her sister, Fallon, look at their mother, Elizabeth Rochford of Lake Forest, as she adjusts her robe after her swearing-in ceremony as Associate Judge held at the Lake County Building in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Associate Judge Elizabeth Rochford (left) of Lake Forest and her husband, Mike Striedl, talk with Judge Margaret Mullen after Rochford's swearing-in ceremony held at the Lake County Building in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Associate Judge Elizabeth Rochford of Lake Forest is congratulated by attorney Dinah Foli-Karimu (left) of Waukegan after Rochford's swearing-in ceremony held at the Lake County Building in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media