'Right time' for Sycamore's Gallagher to become a judge

SYCAMORE - About 200 people filled a courtroom Thursday afternoon as a longtime Sycamore-based attorney was appointed to serve as a judge. T. Jordan Gallagher was selected last month to be an associate judge for the 16th Circuit Court of Illinois and was sworn in Thursday during a ceremony at the DeKalb County Courthouse in front of an overflow capacity of family members, judges, attorneys, court staff, clients and friends. More than 20 Illinois judges attended the ceremony. Gallagher was one of two people selected to fill a pair of open positions in the court: One of the seats had been held by James Donnelly, who was recently appointed circuit judge for the 16th Circuit because Judge Philip DiMarzio became an immigration judge in Los Angel