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James B. Stewart
James B. Stewart was the chief judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Illinois.[1] He was appointed to the court by the Illinois Supreme Court and took office on January 1, 1996. He was appointed chief judge in October of 2012, effective December 1, 2012.[2]
Stewart was retained on November 4, 2014, for a term that was set to expire on December 6, 2020.[3] However, he retired from office on October 1, 2015.[4]
Elections
2014
Stewart was retained to the Ninth Circuit Court with 83.1 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated James B. Stewart as Recommended for retention in a 2014 poll.[5]
Education
Stewart earned his J.D. from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1978.[2]
Career
From 1986 until his circuit court appointment in 1996, Stewart was an associate judge for the Ninth Circuit Court. Prior to becoming a judge, he worked as a member of Peel, Henning, Mathers and McKee, a law firm in Galesburg, Illinois.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the 9th Judicial Circuit," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pontiac Daily Leader, "Stewart elected chief judge of 9th Circuit," October 5, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "List of judges seeking retention in the November 4, 2014 general election," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Justice Kilbride announces 2nd vacancy in 9th Circuit," July 22, 2015
- ↑ 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
