Jorge Ortiz (Illinois)

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Jorge L. Ortiz

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Illinois 19th Circuit Court 6th Subcircuit
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

Loyola University, 1985

Law

University of Illinois-Chicago, John Marshall Law School, 1989

Jorge L. Ortiz is a resident judge of the Nineteenth Circuit Court (6th Subcircuit) in Illinois.[1] He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court on August 25, 2008.[2] Ortiz successfully ran for retention in 2016.

Education

Ortiz earned an undergraduate degree from Loyola University in 1985, going on to receive his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in 1989.[2]

Career

Ortiz also has experience as an assistant state's attorney, a village prosecutor (Fox Lake and Lindenhurst), and a private practice attorney.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Judges of the Illinois Circuit Court stand for retention after their first full term. To be retained, a judge must receive at least 60 percent of the vote.[3][4] Jorge L. Ortiz was retained in the Illinois Nineteenth Circuit Court, Jorge Ortiz Retention Election with 81.39 percent of the vote.

Illinois Nineteenth Circuit Court, Jorge Ortiz Retention Election, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJorge L. Ortiz81.39%
Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018

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.[5]

The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[5]

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.[6][5]

Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[5]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[5]

  • a U.S. citizen;
  • a circuit/county resident; and
  • licensed to practice law in Illinois.

2010

Ortiz defeated Democrat Michael J. Perillo, Jr. with 59.44% of the vote in the general election.[7][8][9]

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010

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