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Kenneth L. Popejoy
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Kenneth L. Popejoy is a judge of the Eighteenth Circuit Court of Illinois.[1] He was elected to this position in 2004.[2] Popejoy was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Popejoy earned an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1973, going on to obtain his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1977.[2]
At Michigan State, Popejoy was a premier mile-runner. He was the indoor NCAA champion in 1972, also taking the Big Ten Championships in 1972 and 1973. He qualified at the Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon in 1976—a year during which he was ranked ninth overall in the world for his sub-four minute mile time. His accomplishments and contributions to the sport earned him a place in the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
Career
- 2004-Present: Circuit Judge, Illinois Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court (Elected)
- 1997-2004: Associate Judge, Illinois Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court (Appointed)
- 1987-1997: Solo Practitioner
- 1982-1987: Attorney in private practice with Ed Walsh and Jim Huck
- 1977-1982: Attorney in private practice at the law firm of his father, Charley Popejoy[2]
Throughout his law career, Popejoy has spent time coaching younger runners, including James Spivey, an Olympic miler in the 1980s and 90s.[2]
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] Kenneth L. Popejoy was retained in the Illinois Eighteenth Circuit Court, Kenneth Popejoy Retention Election with 78.49 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Eighteenth Circuit Court, Kenneth Popejoy Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Kenneth L. Popejoy | 78.49% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the 18th Judicial Circuit," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The DuPage County Bar Association, "The Honorable Kenneth L. Popejoy: Athlete, Academic and Family Man," 2006
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations - How it works," accessed November 19, 2019
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
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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
