James L. Roberts (Illinois)
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James L. Roberts is a judge on the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] Roberts was first appointed to the court in 2006 as an associate judge, and re-appointed for a four-year term that began on July 1, 2011.[2] He was elected as a circuit judge in 2014, effective December 1, for a term that expired on December 6, 2020.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Roberts ran for election to the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court.
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 James L. Roberts (Illinois) as Recommended for election in a 2014 poll.[6]
Education
Roberts received a B.A. in history from Eastern Illinois University in 1983, and a J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1986.[7]
Career
- 2014-2020: Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
- 2006-2014: Associate judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
- 2000-2006: State's attorney, Montgomery County
- 1989-2000: Attorney, Adams & Roberts, P.C.
- 1986-1988: Assistant state's attorney, Montgomery and Tazewell counties[7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Fourth Judicial Circuit Associate Judges," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Press Release: Administrative Director Declares Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Illinois Associate Judges Reappointed for another Four Year Term," June 10, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Civil Justice League, "2014 Illinois Judicial Elections," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, "Circuit Court Judges & Associate Judges," accessed October 2, 2014
