Cara Smith
Cara Smith was a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office on July 1, 2020. She left office in 2022.
Smith was a judge on the Cook County 7th Subcircuit in Cook County, Illinois. She was appointed to the court on May 13, 2019, to replace Judge Marianne Jackson.[1] She left office in 2020 when she was appointed to the Cook Circuit Court.[2]
Education
Smith earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a J.D. from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.[2]
Career
Prior to her appointment to the Cook County 7th Subcircuit, Smith had served as the Chief Policy Officer for the Office of the Cook County Sheriff since 2015. She has also served in leadership positions for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General and the Illinois Department of Corrections.[2]
See also
- Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court
- Courts in Illinois
- Judicial selection in Illinois
- Cook County, Illinois
- Illinois Circuit Courts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Illinois Supreme Court, "Announcement," May 13, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid
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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
