January 3, 2022 – Circuit Judge Thomas E. Little announced today that he will not seek retention in office at the end of his current term in December 2022. Little was first appointed as an Associate Judge in April 1999. He was elected Circuit Judge in December 2016.
“It has been a great honor and privilege to serve the citizens of Macon County for these many years,” Little said, “but I am ready to move on to the next chapter of my life and to the adventures that retirement will bring.”
“My colleague, Rodney Forbes, has told me that he intends to run for my seat. Rodney is a great judge and I couldn’t be more pleased. He works hard and enjoys the respect and admiration of the lawyers and litigants who appear in his courtroom as well as everyone who works in the Macon County Courthouse.”
During his judicial tenure, Little has most recently presided over drug court, juvenile abuse and neglect cases, adoptions, and civil lawsuits.
The Sixth Judicial Circuit consists of Macon, DeWitt, Piatt, Douglas, Moultrie, and Champaign Counties.
