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Alan Tucker
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Alan Tucker is a judge of the Eighth Circuit Court in Illinois. He serves in Havana. He was appointed in September 2010 (effective in November) to fill the vacancy left by Thomas L. Brownfield's retirement.[1][2] Tucker was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Tucker earned a B.A. from Oklahoma's Oral Roberts University in 1978, going on to receive his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1981.[3]
Career
Upon graduating from law school, Tucker spent a year working as a staff attorney for the University of Georgia before opening a private law practice in which he handled cases concerning criminal law, personal injury and wrongful death, admirality, workers' compensation, professional malpractice, residential and commercial construction, real estate and business/corporate law. He has also been a professor of the Coastal Community College Paralegal Course.[3]
Elections
2016
Judges of the Illinois Circuit Court stand for retention after their first full term. To be retained, a judge must receive at least 60 percent of the vote.[4][5] Alan Tucker was retained in the Illinois Eighth Circuit Court, Alan Tucker Retention Election with 82.54 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Eighth Circuit Court, Alan Tucker Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Alan Tucker | 82.54% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Tucker ran unopposed and was elected with 100 percent of the vote.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the 8th Judicial Circuit," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Tucker appointed resident circuit judge of Mason County," September 22, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official website of Alan D. Tucker, ESQ., P.C.
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations - How it works," accessed November 19, 2019
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results"
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Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois
