John C. Costigan
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John C. Costigan is a circuit judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He was appointed to the office on December 12, 2014, and assumed the bench on January 2, 2015. He will need to run for election to the bench in 2016 to keep his seat.[1]
Costigan served as an associate judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court from 2006 until his appointment as circuit judge.[2][3]
Education
Costigan received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his J.D. degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.[1]
Career
Before he became a judge, Costigan practiced law for fifteen years with the firm of Costigan and Wollrab in Bloomington, Illinois.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Panagraph.com, "Costigan named to fill vacancy on circuit bench," December 12, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Associate Judges," accessed December 12, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Courts, Press Release, "Administrative Director Declares Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Illinois Associate Judges Reappointed for another Four Year Term," June 10, 2011
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
