Jeanne R. Cleveland Bernstein

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Jeanne R. Cleveland Bernstein

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Prior offices
Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Successor: Sanjay Tailor

Education

Law

DePaul University, 1971


Jeanne R. Cleveland-Bernstein was a judge of the Cook County 9th Subcircuit in Illinois. She retired on August 31, 2021.[1]

Education

Cleveland-Bernstein earned her law degree from DePaul University in 1971.[2]

Career

Prior to her judicial election in 2004, Cleveland-Bernstein was a private practice attorney and a mediator at the Center for Conflict Resolution.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016


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.

2010

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010

Bernstein was retained in 2010, receiving 75.22% of the vote.[5][6]

Bernstein was recommended for retention by the Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County.[2]

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