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Freddrenna M. Lyle
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2028
2022 - Present
2028
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Freddrenna M. Lyle is an acting judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. She assumed office on December 2, 2022.
Lyle (Democratic Party) is also a judge for the 5th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Lyle ran for re-election for the 5th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Lyle was appointed to the Illinois First District Appellate Court by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Education
Lyle earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and later received her J.D. from the John Marshall Law School.[1]
Career
- 2012-2014: Judge, 7th Subcircuit, Cook County Judicial Circuit Court
- 2011-2012: Judge, Cook County 2nd Subcircuit[2]
- 1998-2011: Alderman, 6th Ward of Chicago[3]
Prior to her judicial appointments, Lyle also ran a private law practice.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
Cook County Circuit Court 5th Subcircuit, Freddrenna M. Lyle's seat
Freddrenna M. Lyle was retained to the 5th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 76.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
76.7
|
845,356 | ||
No |
23.3
|
257,349 | |||
Total Votes |
1,102,705 | ||||
|
|
2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[4] Freddrenna Lyle ran unopposed in the Illinois Cook County Fifth Subcircuit Court Democratic Primary.[5]
| Cook County Fifth Subcircuit Court, Stuart Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Freddrenna Lyle (unopposed) |
100.00% | 48,367 |
| Total Votes | 48,367 | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016 | ||
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.
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Lyle ran for election to the Illinois First District Appellate Court.
Primary: She was defeated in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 35.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Sheldon Harris and Susan Kennedy Sullivan.
[8][9][10]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Freddrenna M. Lyle did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Illinois 1st District Appellate Court |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook, "Re-Elect Alderman Freddrenna M. Lyle," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ For What It's Worth, "Freddrenna M. Lyle appointed to 2nd Subcircuit vacancy," November 28, 2011
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Former Ald. Lyle appointed Cook County judge," November 29, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2016 Election Schedule and Registration Deadlines," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Judges, "Announced Vacancies for the Primary and General Elections 2016," accessed December 21, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelect2014 - ↑ 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
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
