David K. Overstreet (born January 14, 1966)[1] is a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.
[1] Overstreet started his legal career with Miller, Tracy, Braun & Wilson of Monticello, Illinois from 1991 to 1992.
[1][2] In 2007, at the recommendation of Karmaier, Overstreet was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Second Judicial Circuit to fill the vacancy created in the by the appointment of the James Wexstten to the Appellate Court.
[4] Matthew Hartrich, the State's Attorney of Crawford County, was appointed to succeed Overstreet after the latter's elevation to the Appellate Court.
[5] Overstreet faced off against Republican primary challenger John B. Barberis Jr.[6][7] On November 3, 2020, he went on to win the general election against his challenger Democratic candidate and Appellate Justice Judy Cates.