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Andrea M. Buford
Andrea M. Buford (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office on May 17, 2013. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Buford ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Buford was first appointed to the Cook County Circuit Court by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Pamela Hill-Veal.
Education
Buford earned her J.D. from IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law in 1986.[1]
Career
Buford has worked as a member of Buford Law Office LLC since 2001. Before that, she was a partner at law firm Buford, Peters, Ware & Zanzitis and also worked as a partner at Jones, Ware & Grenard. She has represented Fortune 500 companies, insurance companies and municipalities in tort, commercial and employment law litigation.[1]
Elections
2020
Cook County Circuit Court, Retention election for Andrea M. Buford
Andrea M. Buford was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 78.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
78.7
|
1,282,698 | ||
No |
21.3
|
348,058 | |||
Total Votes |
1,630,756 | ||||
|
|
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Buford ran for re-election to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 64.2 percent of the vote. She competed against James Patrick Crawley and Kelly Maloney Kachmarik.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[2] [3][4]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Andrea M. Buford as Qualified for election in 2014.[5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Andrea M. Buford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Supreme Court of Illinois, "Illinois Supreme Court Fills Two Cook County Vacancies," April 23, 2013
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List- General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, "General Primary Election, Unofficial Summary Report," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Gubernatorial Primary Election," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
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
