Although he was a prosecutor and judge in east-central Illinois for years, 4th District Appellate Justice Craig H. DeArmond got his start in Chicago.He was encouraged to apply to The John Marshall Law School by a former torts professor, Arthur Sabin, who happened to be his neighbor. At the time, he was thinking about a job as a Chicago cop. He had also been working in a Lincolnwood factory that made material for stereo speakers.He did stints in the Cook County Public Defender’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s …