Hon. Charles H. Stengel (Ret.) was a circuit judge for the 14th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois in Rock Island County. He joined the bench in 1996. Stengel retired on December 31, 2012.
The 14th Judicial Circuit Court includes Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, and Whiteside Counties.
Prior to beginning his judicial career, he worked with the Rock Island County State’s Attorney’s Office for eight years. Before that, he was with the Rock Island County Public Defender’s Office for two years.
Stengel was admitted to practice in Illinois in 1983.
While on the bench, he rode his bike almost daily to the Rock Island County Courthouse. It was sixteen miles roundtrip.