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Barbara Petrungaro
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Barbara "Bobbi" Petrungaro is a judge of the Twelfth Circuit Court (Subcircuit No. 5) in Joliet, Illinois. She was elected by voters in 2010.[1][2] Petrungaro was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Petrungaro received a B.A. from Lewis University in 1988, going on to earn her J.D. from Valparaiso University Law School in 1991.[3]
Career
After law school, Petrungaro worked as a law clerk under U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew P. Rodovich (U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana). She later gained experience as an attorney with law firms Swanson, Martin & Bell in Chicago and Spesia, Ayers & Ardaugh in Joliet before becoming an assistant state's attorney for Will County. in 2001.[3]
In 2005, she was appointed associate judge of the Twelfth Circuit by the Will County Circuit Judges, where she handled cases including traffic, small claims, domestic violence, juvenile, and divorce until being elected Circuit Judge in 2010.[3][1]
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] Barbara N. Petrungaro was retained in the Illinois Twelfth Circuit Court, Barbara Petrungaro Retention Election with 76.07 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Twelfth Circuit Court, Barbara Petrungaro Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Barbara N. Petrungaro | 76.07% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Petrungaro ran unopposed and was elected with 100 percent of the vote.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Illinois State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results"
- ↑ Illinois Judges.net
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chicago Tribune, Editorial Board Endorsements: Barbara N. Petrungaro
- ↑ 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
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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
