Gerald Cleary
Gerald Vernon Cleary III (Democratic Party) was a judge for the 10th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. Cleary left office in 2018.
Cleary (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the 10th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. Cleary lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.
He was previously a judge on the Cook Judicial Circuit Court from 2015 to 2016.[1]
Education
Cleary earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois in 1986 and his J.D. from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1989.[2]
Career
Cleary worked as a partner focused on commercial litigation at Pappas Davidson O'Connor & Fildes, P.C. prior to his appointment.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 10th Subcircuit
Colleen Daly won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 10th Subcircuit on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Colleen Daly (D) | 100.0 | 87,955 | |
| Total votes: 87,955 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 10th Subcircuit
Colleen Daly defeated incumbent Gerald Vernon Cleary III, Noreen Connolly, Jill Quinn, and Thomas Gabryszewski in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 10th Subcircuit on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Colleen Daly | 51.1 | 23,557 | |
| Gerald Vernon Cleary III | 16.7 | 7,709 | ||
| Noreen Connolly | 13.2 | 6,091 | ||
 | Jill Quinn | 11.6 | 5,335 | |
| Thomas Gabryszewski | 7.4 | 3,408 | ||
| Total votes: 46,100 | |||
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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.[3]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[3]
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.[4][3]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Lawyer Now, "Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Cleary as Circuit Judge in the 10th Subcircuit of Cook County," October 21, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pappas Davidson O'Connor & Fildes, P.C., "Gerald V. Cleary," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
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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
