James J. Gavin
James J. Gavin was a judge of the Cook County 4th Subcircuit in Illinois.[1] He was first elected to the court in 1996.[2][3] He left office on January 30, 2020.[4]
Elections
2014
Gavin was retained to the Cook County 4th Subcircuit with 77.3 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [5]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated James J. Gavin as Recommended for retention in 2014.[6]
Education
Gavin earned a B.S. from Arizona State University, going on to receive his J.D. from the Northern Illinois University School of Law in 1985.[3]
Career
Prior to his judicial election in 1996, Gavin was a partner with the general law practice firm of Gavin & Gavin.[3]
Noteworthy events
Dropped DUI charges
In 2011, Judge Gavin was stopped and charged with a misdemeanor DUI after using the shoulder to pass another car. When stopped, police said he smelled of alcohol and failed an eye-gaze test, though the judge refused to participate in other field sobriety tests. Gavin's attorneys said that the judge had not consumed alcohol prior to driving and that the officers might have confused the smell of chewing tobacco. On February 15, Judge Liam C. Brennan dismissed the case, ruling that there was not enough evidence to convict Gavin.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the Cook Judicial Circuit," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chicago Tribune, "DUI charges dropped against judge," February 15, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Northern Illinois University Law, "Graduates in the Judiciary," 2006
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Mary Wisniewski, Director of Communications for the Cook County Circuit Court Office of the Chief Judge," December 9, 2020
- ↑ 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, "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
