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Craig H. DeArmond

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Craig H. DeArmond
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Illinois 5th Circuit Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends
2030
Acting Illinois 4th District Appellate Court (Assigned)
Tenure
2017 - Present
Term ends
2030
Years in position
8

Compensation
Base salary
$281,331
Elections and appointments
Appointed
2017
Education
Bachelor's
University of Iowa
Law
University of Illinois-Chicago, John Marshall Law School
Contact


Craig H. DeArmond is a judge on the Fourth District Appellate Court in Illinois. He was selected for the position by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2017.[1]

He was formerly the resident judge of the Fifth Circuit in Illinois. He served in Danville. He was retained in 2012 for a term that would have expired in 2018.[2]

Education

DeArmond earned his B.A. from the University of Iowa, going on to receive his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1975.[3]

Career

Prior to joining the bench, DeArmond worked as an attorney with the Danville law firm Kurth & DeArmond.[4]

2012 election

DeArmond was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 80.9 percent of the vote.[5][6]

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012

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