Devine worked as an aide to Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley in 1968 and 1969.[4] Devine worked then as a legal advisor to Daley from 1969 to 1972. He then served as the first assistant state's attorney's office under Richard M. Daley from 1980 to 1983.[4][5] He was President of the Chicago Park District from 1990 to 1993, and a member of the court-reform commission created in the wake of the Operation Greylord.
Devine appeared in Surviving R. Kelly, a 2019 Lifetime documentary series about sexual abuse allegations against musician R. Kelly.[8] Though the 2008 trial of Kelly occurred at the end of Devine's tenure, he did not participate in the trial.[9]
Personal life
Devine has been married to Charlene Devine for over 50 years and they have four adult children.[2]