Karen E. Wall
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Karen E. Wall is an associate judge on the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] First appointed to the position in 2010, Wall was reappointed in 2011 and 2015.[2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Wall ran for election to the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 58.9 percent of the vote. She competed against Edwin C. Barney and Daniel D. Brown.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 44.1 percent of the vote. She competed against Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy.
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Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated Karen E. Wall as Recommended for election in a 2014 poll.[7]
Education
Wall graduated from Watseka Community High School. She earned her undergraduate degree from Illinois State University and her J.D. from the John Marshall Law School.[8]
Career
- 2010-Present: Associate judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
- 2005-2010: Partner, Spiros & Wall P.C.
While earning her law degree, Wall served as a law clerk for Manion, Devens, & McFetridge, Ltd. She was later hired by that firm and went on to become a partner in 2002.[8]
Awards and associations
- Member, Bismarck United Methodist Church
- Member, Vermillion County Bar Association[8]
See also
External links
- Illinois Courts, "Fifth Judicial Circuit website," accessed April 23, 2014
- Facebook, "Committee to Elect Judge Karen Wall"
- Official campaign website of Karen Wall
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Fifth Judicial Circuit Associate Judges," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Courts, Press Release: "Administrative Director Declares Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Illinois Associate Judges Reappointed for another Four Year Term," June 10, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "376 of 384 Illinois associate judges reappointed for another 4-year term," June 11, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Civil Justice League, "2014 Illinois Judicial Elections," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Karen Wall Campaign Website, "About Judge Wall," accessed August 15, 2014
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
