Dave Carlson
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Dave Carlson was a judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court First Subcircuit in Illinois. He was appointed to the court in August 2013 as an associate judge.[1] He was then elected as circuit court judge in November 2014.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Carlson ran for election to the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court First Subcircuit.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014.
General: He defeated Diane M. Para in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 58.6 percent of the vote.
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Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated Dave Carlson as Recommended for election in a 2014 poll.[4]
Education
Carlon received a B.A. in political science from the University of Arizona, and a J.D. from Northern Illinois University College of Law.[5]
Career
- 2013-2017: Judge, Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court
- 2005-2013: Founding partner, Carlson, Zelazo & O'Dekirk, LLC
- 2001-2005: Assistant state's attorney, Office of the Will County State's Attorney[5][6]
Awards and associations
- Member, Illinois Judges Association[5]
See also
External links
- Illinois Courts, "Twelfth Judicial Circuit Judges"
- Plainfield Patch, "New Judges to Take the Will County Bench Wednesday," August 13, 2013
- Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Northern Illinois University College of Law, "Alumni On the Move," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Information submitted on Judgepedia's biographical submission form on 8/13/2014
- ↑ Linkedin, "David M. Carlson," accessed December 26, 2014
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
