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Jo Beth Weber
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Jo Beth Weber is a judge on the Second Judicial Circuit Court and a resident judge in Jefferson County, Illinois. She was elected to this position on November 6, 2012, and her current term expires in December 2018.[1]
Weber was a 2016 candidate for the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court.[2] She ran to fill the vacancy created by James M. Wexstten's retirement on January 29, 2014.[3] Weber was defeated.
Education
Weber graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law.[4]
Career
Weber began her career as an attorney for the Office of the State Appellate Prosecutor. She later served as associate general counsel for Southern Illinois University. Before her judicial election, she was deputy defender of the Fifth District State Appellate Defender’s Office.[4]
Elections
2016
Weber was a 2016 candidate for the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court. She filed on November 23, 2015.[2] Weber and challenger James R. Moore ran unopposed in their parties' primaries and faced each other in the November 8 general election.
Election results
November 8 general election
James R. Moore defeated Jo Beth Weber in the general election for the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District, Wexstten vacancy.
| Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District, Wexstten Vacancy, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  James R. Moore |
53.84% | 307,926 | |
| Democratic | Jo Beth Weber | 46.16% | 264,041 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 571,967 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results | ||||
March 15 primary election
| Illinois Fifth Appellate District Democratic Primary, Wexstten Vacancy, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jo Beth Weber (unopposed) |
100.00% | 108,055 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 108,055 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
2012
- Main article: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
Weber was elected to the Second Judicial Circuit Court on November 6, 2012, to fill the seat vacated by Terry H. Gamber. She defeated incumbent Judge Nicole Villani with 62.3 percent of the vote. She previously won the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, receiving 50.61 percent of the vote in the three-way race.[5][1][6][7]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- IllinoisJudges.net: Vacancy of Terry H. Gamber
- Campaign website
- Judge Jo Beth Weber for Appellate Court, "Campaign Facebook page"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WJBD Radio, "Jefferson County Races Wrap Up," November 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 21, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Wexstten retirement creates appellate vacancy in 5th District," January 6, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [www.JudgeJoBethWeber.com Official campaign website of Jo Beth Weber, "About"]
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "November 6, 2012 Official Vote," December 12, 2012 (Scroll to p.140)
- ↑ IllinoisJudges.net, "Vacancy of Terry H. Gamber: Candidate for Circuit Judge - Second Circuit (Resident - Jefferson County)," archived March 29, 2012
- ↑ Mt. Vernon Register-News, "Weber wins resident judge primary," March 20, 2012 (dead link)
