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Jeanne R. Cleveland Bernstein
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
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]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "September 2021 Recent Appointments and Retirements," accessed December 16, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County, "Report on the Judges Seeking Retention on the November 2, 2010 Ballot in Cook County"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "General Election – Combined Summary Report," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County sample ballot (dead link)
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
