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There are two kinds of judges in the circuit court: circuit judges and associate judges. Circuit judges are elected for six years, may be retained by voters for additional six-year terms, and can hear any kind of case. Circuit judges are elected on a circuit-wide, or "at-large", basis or from the county or sub-circuit where they reside ...
Circuit Judge Barbara Lagoa: Miami, FL: 1967 2019–present — — Trump: 40 Circuit Judge Andrew L. Brasher: Birmingham, AL: 1981 2020–present — — Trump: 41 Circuit Judge Nancy Abudu: Atlanta, GA: 1974 2023–present — — Biden: 42 Circuit Judge Embry Kidd: Orlando, FL: 1983 2025–present — — Biden: 9 Senior Circuit Judge Gerald ...
The Illinois Appellate Court is the court of first appeal for civil and criminal cases rising in the Illinois circuit courts. In Illinois, litigants generally have a right to first appeal from final decisions or judgements of the circuit court. Three Illinois Appellate Court judges hear each case and the concurrence of two is necessary to ...
The Illinois Courts Commission, composed of one Supreme Court justice, two Appellate Court judges, two circuit court judges and two citizens, has the authority after notice and public hearing to remove from office, suspend without pay, censure or reprimand any member of the judiciary for willful misconduct in office, persistent failure to ...
We believe in the benefits of a politically balanced court, but we wholeheartedly support the opinion of the Third Circuit that partisan politics or membership in a partisan political party should ...
Callis was sworn in as an associate judge to Illinois's Third Judicial Circuit in 1995. At the time of her selection for the court, she was the youngest of 21 candidates. In the same year, she was given the "lowest rating for legal ability among 152 judges in Illinois outside of Chicago" by an Illinois State Bar Association poll. [5]
Illinois is the third state where Trump has been deemed ineligible. ... Cook County Circuit Court Judge Tracie R. Porter put her order on pause in anticipation of an appeal. The primary is March 19.
This circuit also hears appeals from the District Court of the Virgin Islands, which is an Article IV territorial court and not a district court under Article III of the Constitution. The court is composed of 14 active judges and is based at the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .