Barry L. Vaughan
2021 - Present
2026
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Barry L. Vaughan is an acting judge of the Illinois 5th District Appellate Court. He assumed office on January 4, 2021.
Vaughan (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Illinois 5th District Appellate Court. He lost in the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.
Vaughan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Vaughan was appointed to the court on December 11, 2020, by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill the seat previously occupied by Mark M. Boie (R).[1][2]
Biography
Barry L. Vaughan was born in McLeansboro, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1984 and a law degree in 1988 from the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. His career experience includes working as a judge. He has served as a peer mentor judge to new judges, as a child custody mediator, and as judicial faculty teaching classes at the judicial education conference. Vaughan has been affiliated with the Lions Club, Rotary, A.F. & A.M., IHSA, Illinois Coaches Association, and Illinois Farm Bureau.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court
Mike McHaney defeated Brian Roberts in the general election for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McHaney (R) | 64.5 | 413,778 |
![]() | Brian Roberts (D) | 35.5 | 227,429 |
Total votes: 641,207 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court
Brian Roberts advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Brian Roberts | 100.0 | 60,960 |
Total votes: 60,960 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court
Mike McHaney defeated incumbent Barry L. Vaughan in the Republican primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McHaney | 56.6 | 94,115 |
![]() | Barry L. Vaughan ![]() | 43.4 | 72,129 |
Total votes: 166,244 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thomas DeVore (R)
Endorsements
To view Vaughan's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2014
Vaughan was retained to the Second Circuit Court with 69.7 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated Barry L. Vaughan as Recommended for retention in a 2014 poll.[5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Barry L. Vaughan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vaughan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- I'm the only candidate for the Appellate Court, 5th District to receive a rating of Recommended by the Illinois State Bar Association.
- I'm the only candidate for the Appellate Court, 5th District to have served as an elected prosecutor and the only Justice currently sitting on the 5th District who was an elected prosecutor.
- I'm the only candidate for the Appellate Court, 5th District to have actually served on the Appellate Court with the unanimous approval of the Illinois Supreme Court.
Your Honor
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate Illinois 5th District Appellate Court |
Officeholder Illinois 5th District Appellate Court |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Madison - St. Clair Record, "Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Vaughan assigned to Fifth District Appellate Court; Court balance to remain 5-2," December 14, 2020
- ↑ WSIU, "Judge Vaughan Assigned To The Fifth District Appellate Court," December 14, 2020
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 27, 2022
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "List of judges seeking retention in the November 4, 2014 general election," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 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