Diane E. Winter
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Diane E. Winter is a resident judge of the Nineteenth Circuit (5th Subcircuit) of Illinois.[1] She was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court on December 1, 2008.[2] Winter successfully ran for retention in 2016.
Winter retired from the court on January 21, 2022.[3]
Education
Winter earned an undergraduate degree from DePaul University in 1978, going on to receive her J.D. from the Northern Illinois University College of Law in 1981.[2]
Career
From 2000 until her judicial appointment in 2008, Winter served Lake County as an associate judge. She also has experience as a private practice attorney.[2]
Elections
2016
Judges of the Illinois Circuit Court stand for retention after their first full term. To be retained, a judge must receive at least 60 percent of the vote.[4][5] Diane E. Winter was retained in the Illinois Nineteenth Circuit Court, Diane Winter Retention Election with 82.82 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Nineteenth Circuit Court, Diane Winter Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Diane E. Winter | 82.82% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 513 judges on the Illinois Circuit Court, each elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections.[6]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[6]
The circuit courts are also served by 391 associate judges, who are limited in that they may not preside over cases in which the defendant is charged with a felony (an offense punishable by one or more years in prison). Associate judges are appointed to four-year terms by circuit judges.[7][6]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[6]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Winter defeated Democrat Timothy M. Howe with 65.49 percent of the vote in the general election on November 2.[8][9][10][11]
Endorsements
Judge Winter has been endorsed for re-election by the Chicago Tribune.[12]
See also
External links
- Campaign website
- Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Diane E. Winter
- Chicago Tribune, Editorial board questionnaires:Diane Winter
Footnotes
- ↑ Judges of the 19th Judicial Circuit
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Official biography of Diane E. Winter
- ↑ 19th Judicial Circuit, "Circuit Judge Diane E. Winter To Retire," accessed July 13, 2022
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations - How it works," accessed November 19, 2019
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results"
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Tuesday's judicial results for all circuit outside of Cook," November 2010
- ↑ Lake County News-Sun, "Campaign 2010: Six seek circuit judge posts," October 25, 2010
- ↑ Illinois Judges.net
- ↑ Chicago Tribune "Endorsements and Editorial board questionnaires"
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
