Judge Michael W. Fleming

Mike Fleming

For DuPage County Judge18th Judicial Circuit · 4th Subcircuit

Forty years in DuPage County courtrooms, from prosecutor to trial lawyer to the bench.

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  • Sep242026

    Fundraiser for Judge Michael W. Fleming

    Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, 2105 Spring Road, Oak Brook

Hear from Judge Fleming

A short film on four decades in DuPage County courtrooms, and on the people who have worked alongside him.

Communities in the district

The 4th Subcircuit of the 18th Judicial Circuit covers all or part of eleven DuPage County communities. These are the neighbors Judge Fleming is asking to serve.

Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Westmont, Willowbrook, and Woodridge.

Experienced. Ethical. Fair.

Judge Fleming has served the 18th Judicial Circuit as an Associate Judge since March 2019.
Communities in the district. 18th Judicial Circuit, 4th Subcircuit. Includes all or part of Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Westmont, Willowbrook and Woodridge. Experienced. Ethical. Fair.
Judge Fleming with his family

About Judge Michael W. Fleming

For more than 40 years, Michael W. Fleming has dedicated his professional life to public service, courtroom advocacy, and the pursuit of justice. His legal career has been defined by hard work, integrity, and a deep respect for the rule of law.

A graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Judge Fleming earned his degree in Accounting with a minor in Finance and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1981. Experiences during college led him to law school, and to trial advocacy.

He joined the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office as an Assistant State’s Attorney in 1985, then spent nearly 30 years in private practice built on courtroom work. In March 2019 he was appointed Associate Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit, where he serves today.

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Experience Matters

40+
Years in public service and the law
100+
Trials handled as a prosecutor and as a trial lawyer
5
Years teaching Criminal Justice at the College of DuPage
2019
Appointed Associate Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit

Help us continue building a better DuPage

Contributions to Friends of Michael W. Fleming pay for the signs, the mail, and the outreach that reach voters across the 4th Subcircuit.