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Christopher T. Kolker
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Christopher T. Kolker is a judge on the Twentieth Circuit of Illinois. In October 2017, Kolker announced plans to run in 2018 for the circuit court vacancy created by the death of Robert P. LeChien.[1] He won the general election on December 3, 2018.[2]
Kolker is a former associate judge on the Twentieth Circuit of Illinois. He was selected by the circuit judges in February 2013 and was reappointed in 2015.[3][4]
Education
Kolker received his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University in 1989 and earned his J.D. in 1998 from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.[3]
Career
Kolker worked as an attorney for Kolker Law Offices, P.C., in Belleville, Illinois, prior to serving on the bench.[3]
See also
- Illinois Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
- Illinois Circuit Court
- Courts in Illinois
- Judicial selection in Illinois
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat, "Three associate judges announce they will run for circuit positions," October 11, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Recent appointments and retirements," January 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Illinois State Bar Association, "Christ, Kolker appointed associate judges in 20th Circuit," February 21, 2013
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "376 of 384 Illinois associate judges reappointed for another 4-year term," June 11, 2015
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
