George Bridges
George Bridges was a judge of the Illinois 4th District Appellate Court. He assumed office on August 29, 2022. He left office on December 2, 2022.
Bridges previously served as a judge of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court First Subcircuit in Illinois.[1] He was appointed to this position by the Illinois Supreme Court on June 22, 2012.[2] He was elected to a full term on the court in 2014.[3] On January 4, 2016, Bridges announced his retirement from the court effective January 25, 2016.[4]
Biography
Education
Bridges earned an undergraduate degree in 1982 from National Lewis University in Evanston, Illinois, and later received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1987.[2]
Career
- 2022-present: Judge, Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court
- 2019-2022: Judge, Illinois Second District Appellate Court
- 2012-2016: Circuit judge, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court First Subcircuit
- 1995-2012: Associate judge, Illinois Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court[5]
- 1993-1995: Police chief, City of Waukegan
- 1990-1993: Lake County State's Attorney's Office
- 1988-1990: Police chief, City of Waukegan[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Bridges ran for election to the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court First Subcircuit.
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 and participating attorneys rated George Bridges as Recommended for election in a 2014 poll.[7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 19th Judicial Circuit, "George Bridges Appointed Circuit Judge," June 22, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Veteran Lake County judges announce plans to retire," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Press Release: Administrative Director Declares Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Illinois Associate Judges Reappointed for another Four Year Term," June 10, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 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
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