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Carmen Goodman
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Carmen Goodman is a judge of the Twelfth Circuit Court (Subcircuit No. 4) in Joliet, Illinois.[1] She was first appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in January 2007, and was elected in 2010.[2] Goodman was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Goodman earned her J.D. from Northern Illinois University College of Law in 1995.[2]
In 2002, Goodman was certified by the State Supreme Court as a member of the Capital Litigation Trial Bar, indicating that she was qualified to handle death penalty cases in Illinois.[2]
Career
Prior to her appointment in 2007, Goodman worked as an assistant public defender in Will County, where she oversaw attorneys in misdemeanor and felony cases.[2]
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.[3][4] Carmen Goodman was retained in the Illinois Twelfth Circuit Court, Carmen Goodman Retention Election with 75.20 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Twelfth Circuit Court, Carmen Goodman Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Carmen Goodman | 75.20% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Goodman defeated Republican Wayne M. Kwiat, Sr. with 53.29 percent of the vote in the general election.[5][6][7]
See also
External links
- Campaign website
- Illinois 12th Judicial Circuit Court
- Chicago Tribune, Editorial board questionnaires: Carmen Goodman
Footnotes
- ↑ 12th Circuit Judges
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Northern Illinois University College of Law, "Five New Alumni Judges Bring Total to 71," December 16, 2010
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results"
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Tuesday's judicial results for all circuit outside of Cook," November 2010
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for the 12th Circuit, 4th Subcircuit
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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
