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Arnette Hubbard
Arnette Hubbard was a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She left office on December 5, 2022.
Hubbard ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She did not appear on the ballot for the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Bigraphy
Hubbard earned undergraduate degrees in math and chemistry from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.[1] She went on to earn her J.D. in 1969 from John Marshall Law School.[2]
Hubbard has experience working in the following positions:
- 1997-2022: Judge, Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court
- 1989-1997: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
- 1985-1989: Chicago Cable Commission
- 1972-1997: Attorney in private practice
- 1969-1972: Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law[1][2]
Elections
2022
Arnette Hubbard filed for retention but withdrew. The retention election did not appear on the ballot.
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.[3][4] Arnette Hubbard was retained in the Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Arnette Hubbard Retention Election with 76.05 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Arnette Hubbard Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Arnette Hubbard | 76.05% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 513 judges on the Illinois Circuit Court, each elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections.[5]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[5]
The circuit courts are also served by 391 associate judges, who are limited in that they may not preside over cases in which the defendant is charged with a felony (an offense punishable by one or more years in prison). Associate judges are appointed to four-year terms by circuit judges.[6][5]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[5]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Hubbard was retained to the circuit court in 2010, receiving 76.53 percent of the vote.[7][8]
Hubbard was recommended for retention by the Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County.[9]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Arnette Hubbard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Judge Hubbard slapped, spit on (2014)
Judge Arnette Hubbard was allegedly slapped in the face and spit on for smoking a cigarette in downtown Chicago, outside the Daley Center, on July 14, 2014. David Nicosia, the president of an IT consulting business, reportedly got into an argument with Hubbard for smoking near him. According to prosecutors, he said, "Rosa Parks, move," as he spit on the 79-year-old judge. Nicosia was charged with four counts of aggravated battery and a hate crime.[10]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The American Bar Association, 2009 Margaret Brent Awards: Arnette Hubbard
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Answers.com, Gale Contemporary Biography: Arnette Rhinehart Hubbard
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "General Election – Combined Summary Report," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County sample ballot (dead link)
- ↑ Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County, "Report on the Judges Seeking Retention on the November 2, 2010 Ballot in Cook County," archived January 30, 2012
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Friends shocked by attack on judge: 'She's an icon'," July 16, 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
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