David K. Overstreet
2020 - Present
2030
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David K. Overstreet (Republican Party) is a judge for the 5th District of the Illinois Supreme Court. He assumed office on December 7, 2020. His current term ends on December 2, 2030.
Overstreet (Republican Party) ran in a special election for the 5th District judge of the Illinois Supreme Court. He won in the special general election on November 3, 2020.
Overstreet became a member of the court through a partisan special election. He succeeded Justice Lloyd Karmeier, who retired.[1] To read more about judicial selection in Illinois, click here.
Overstreet was previously a judge on the Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court and the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court.
Biography
Overstreet was born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He earned a B.S. from Lipscomb University in 1988 and a J.D. from the University of Tennessee in 1991.[2]
Overstreet was a practicing lawyer with several firms before being appointed to the Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court in 2007. He was elected to remain on the court in 2008 and retained in 2014. Overstreet was assigned to the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court in 2017 and elected to remain on the court in 2018. He won election to the Illinois Supreme Court in 2020.[3]
Overstreet previously served as president of the Jefferson County Bar Association and chaired the Second Judicial Circuit's professionalism committee. He was also on the faculty of the Illinois Judicial Education Conference.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois Supreme Court elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for Illinois Supreme Court 5th District
David K. Overstreet defeated Judy Cates in the special general election for Illinois Supreme Court 5th District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David K. Overstreet (R) | 62.5 | 388,129 |
 | Judy Cates (D) | 37.5 | 232,722 | |
| Total votes: 620,851 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Illinois Supreme Court 5th District
Judy Cates advanced from the special Democratic primary for Illinois Supreme Court 5th District on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Judy Cates | 100.0 | 85,117 |
| Total votes: 85,117 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Illinois Supreme Court 5th District
David K. Overstreet defeated John B. Barberis Jr. in the special Republican primary for Illinois Supreme Court 5th District on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David K. Overstreet | 76.5 | 77,438 |
 | John B. Barberis Jr. | 23.5 | 23,777 | |
| Total votes: 101,215 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court
Incumbent David K. Overstreet defeated Kevin Hoerner in the general election for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David K. Overstreet (R) | 58.8 | 281,846 |
| Kevin Hoerner (D) | 41.2 | 197,723 | ||
| Total votes: 479,569 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court
Kevin Hoerner advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Hoerner | 100.0 | 69,967 | |
| Total votes: 69,967 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court
Incumbent David K. Overstreet advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David K. Overstreet | 100.0 | 84,744 |
| Total votes: 84,744 | |||
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2014
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Overstreet was retained to the Second Circuit Court on November 4, 2014.[3]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated David K. Overstreet as Recommended for retention in a 2014 poll.[4]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David K. Overstreet did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
State supreme court judicial selection in llinois
- See also: Judicial selection in Illinois
The seven justices of the Illinois Supreme Court are chosen by popular vote in partisan elections and serve 10-year terms, after which they must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections to remain on the court.[5]
Supreme court justices in Illinois are elected to represent specific districts. The seven justices are divided among five districts (three allocated to Cook County and the others divided evenly among the other four districts) and are voted into office by the residents of their respective regions.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on the supreme court, a judge must be:
Chief justice
The chief justice of the supreme court is chosen by peer vote to serve a three-year term.[5]
Vacancies
In the event of a midterm vacancy, the Illinois Supreme Court is responsible for appointing an interim justice. If a justice is appointed more than 60 days before the next primary election, the justice must run in a partisan election in the next general or judicial election to remain on the court. The appointed justice's term will end on the first Monday in December after their election. If a justice is appointed less than 60 days before the next primary election, the justice will have to run in a partisan election to remain on the court in the second general election. The appointed justice's term will end on the first Monday in December after their election[5]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
External links
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Officeholder Illinois Supreme Court 5th District |
Footnotes
- ↑ Capitol News Illinois, "UPDATED: Downstate judges face off for 5th District Supreme Court seat," October 16, 2020
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: David Keith Overstreet," accessed July 8, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Illinois Courts, "David K. Overstreet," accessed July 8, 2021
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection," accessed September 8, 2021
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