Cheyrl Ingram
Cheyrl D. Ingram was a judge for the Cook Circuit in Cook County, Illinois. She was elected to the court in 1992.[1][2] Ingram retired from the court in 2021.[3]
Education
Ingram earned undergraduate degrees in history and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, going on to earn her J.D. from John Marshall Law School.[2]
She has also taken several courses at the National Judicial College and the American Academy of Judicial Education. She became a certified mediator in 2006 and received a Diploma of Judicial Skills in 2007. In 2009, she became a certified divorce and custody mediator.[2]
Career
From 1979 until she became a judge in 1992, Ingram was an assistant public defender.[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.[4][5] Cheyrl Ingram was retained in the Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Cheyrl Ingram Retention Election with 77.37 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Cheyrl Ingram Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Cheyrl Ingram | 77.37% | |
| 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.[6]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[6]
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.[7][6]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[6]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Ingram was retained in 2010, receiving 78.59 percent of the vote.[8][9]
Ingram was recommended for retention by the Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County.[10]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the Cook Judicial Circuit," accessed December 29, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Illinois Judicial Council, Hon. Cheyrl D. Ingram profile
- ↑ State of Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County, "Judge Ramon Ocasio named acting presiding judge of Fourth Municipal District," accessed April 23, 2022
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 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
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
