James Fitzgerald Smith
James Fitzgerald Smith is a judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. He assumed office on December 2, 2002. His current term ends on December 6, 2032.
Smith ran for re-election for judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Education
Judge Smith graduated from Marquette University in 1966 with two degrees: a B.A. in English & Philosophy and a B.S. in Chemistry & Biology. He then received his J.D. degree from the John Marshall Law School in 1975. In 1992, he graduated from the United States Army War College, after which he was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in 1995.[1][2]
Career
Judge Smith began his career in 1975 as the Legal Director of Rockford, IL. He became Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago in 1977. From 1979 to 1989, he worked as the City Attorney and City Prosecutor of Des Plaines. He was then appointed to the Cook County Circuit Court, where he served until 2002.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, James Fitzgerald Smith's seat
James Fitzgerald Smith was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 77.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
77.2
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888,618 | ||
No |
22.8
|
262,674 | |||
Total Votes |
1,151,292 | ||||
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2012
Smith was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 79.8% of the vote.[3][4][5]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Fitzgerald Smith 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 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official biography of Judge Smith
- ↑ 2002 General Election Results
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.156
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association: Results from Tuesday's Cook County judicial elections; Theis holds Supreme Court seat
- ↑ Illinois Judges.net, "2012 Illinois Judges for Retention"
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