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David Ellis (Illinois)
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2014 - Present
2034
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David Ellis is a judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. His current term ends on December 4, 2034.
Ellis ran for re-election for judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
David Ellis received his undergraduate in finance from the University of Illinois Champaign, and his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.[1] Ellis previously worked as an attorney, best known for prosecution of Governor Rod Blagojevich in his 2009 Senate impeachment trial. He is also an author of legal thriller novels.[2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, David Ellis' seat
David Ellis was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024 with 75.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
75.1
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1,145,159 | ||
No |
24.9
|
379,095 | |||
Total Votes |
1,524,254 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ellis in this election.
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Ellis ran for election to the Illinois First District Appellate Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Ellis as Qualified for election in 2014.[8]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Ellis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Illinois 1st District Appellate Court |
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Footnotes
- ↑ David Ellis website, "Mystery Man," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Democrats, "David Ellis For Appellate Court Judge," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ David Ellis website
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List- General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, "General Primary Election, Unofficial Summary Report," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Gubernatorial Primary Election," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
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