Biebel demonstrates a passion for public service

Cook County Circuit Judge Paul Biebel Jr. oversees arguably the busiest criminal court system in the country as head of the Criminal Division. He spent years as a prosecutor, public defender and in private practice and argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. But his wife, Judy Pittman-Biebel, joked that her successful husband can barely warm up leftovers. "The microwave is a …