Scott F. Main

Scott Main is the Director of the Illinois Juvenile Defender Resource Center (JDRC), a division of the Office of the State Appellate Defender (OSAD). Scott’s work includes advising and supporting attorneys throughout Illinois who are representing children and youth in delinquency and adult criminal proceedings. He helps organize trainings for attorneys on core competencies as well as developing areas of the law. He also participates in stakeholder conversations to help guide and shape reform efforts aimed at children and young adults. Scott began his legal career as an Assistant Appellate Defender in OSAD's First District Office in 2002, where he represented youth and adults on direct and collateral appeal. From 2012 through 2019, he was a Clinical Fellow in the Children and Family Justice Center, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law focusing on policy and litigation strategy for youth in adult court facing or serving lengthy sentences. Scott holds an A.B. from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago.