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Albert Purham
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Albert Purham is an associate judge on the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] He first took the bench in 2003, was reappointed in 2011 and 2015.[2][3][4]
Education
Judge Purham graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and received his law degree from the University of Minnesota School of Law.[5]
Noteworthy cases
Bloggers not journalists
On July 25, 2007, Albert Purham forced a blogger to leave a courtroom where he was presiding over a child welfare case. According to state law, child welfare cases are closed to the general public, but reporters are allowed to attend. Purham ruled that a person writing for a "so-called blog" is not a journalist under Illinois law.[6]
DUI arrest
- See also: Politicians convicted of DUI
Albert Purham was arrested on June 27, 2009 on charges of DUI, having a blood-alcohol content of more than 0.08 percent, and improper lane usage.[5] His blood-alcohol content was 0.121. Purham pleaded guilty to the charges. He was fined $1,934, and his license was suspended for six months.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Tenth Judicial Circuit Associate Judges," accessed June 19, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Journal Star, "Peoria County judge pleads guilty to DUI," September 4, 2009
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Press Release: Administrative Director Declares Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Illinois Associate Judges Reappointed for another Four Year Term," June 10, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "376 of 384 Illinois associate judges reappointed for another 4-year term," June 11, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Peoria Journal-Star, "Peoria County traffic court judge gets DUI ticket," June 30, 2009
- ↑ PeoriaStory Blog, "Bloggers not journalists, Peoria judge says," July 27, 2007
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
