Frederick H. Bates
Frederick H. Bates (Democratic Party) was a judge for the 1st Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office on December 3, 2018. He left office in 2020.
Bates (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the 1st Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020.
Bates withdrew from the 2020 race following his appointment to the 6th Division of the Cook County Circuit Court as an associate judge in December 2019.[1][2]
Biography
Fredrick Bates lives in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Mendel Catholic School in 1976. He earned a B.S.B.A. in Marketing from Marquette University in 1979 and a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law in 1983. Bates' career experience includes working as a Circuit Court Judge with Cook County and an Administrative Law Judge. Bates was appointed to serve as a Circuit Court Judge for Cook County.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 1st Subcircuit
Krista Butler won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 1st Subcircuit on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Krista Butler (D) | 100.0 | 82,562 | |
| Total votes: 82,562 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 1st Subcircuit
Krista Butler advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 1st Subcircuit on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Krista Butler | 98.7 | 46,535 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 593 | ||
| Total votes: 47,128 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frederick H. Bates (D)
- Litricia Payne (D)
2018
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit
Tiana Blakely won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tiana Blakely (D) | 100.0 | 77,558 |
| Total votes: 77,558 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit
Tiana Blakely defeated incumbent Frederick H. Bates in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiana Blakely | 63.2 | 28,705 |
 | Frederick H. Bates | 36.8 | 16,704 | |
| Total votes: 45,409 | |||
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2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[4] Patrick Powers defeated Fredrick Bates in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.[5]
| Cook County Circuit Court, Walsh Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patrick Powers |
52.66% | 434,708 |
| Fredrick Bates Incumbent | 47.34% | 390,774 |
| Total Votes | 825,482 | |
| 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.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Frederick H. Bates did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Recent news
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Injustice Watch, "No Hispanic judges chosen in associate judge election," December 5, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Fredrick Bates," May 27, 2020
- ↑ "Judge Fredrick H. Bates, Democrat for Circuit Court Judge," "About Fred," accessed February 17, 2018
- ↑ 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
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
