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Larry Axelrood
Larry Axelrood is a former Democratic judge of the Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuits in Illinois. He was elected to this position on November 6, 2012, to replace Judge James Epstein.
Education
Axelrood received his undergraduate degree from Indiana State University and his J.D. degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law.[1]
Career
Axelrood began his career at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office as a prosecutor. He then worked as a private practice attorney for 16 years prior to his appointment as Associate Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in 2005. In 2012, he was elected circuit judge of the Cook County 9th Subcircuit.[1][2]
Elections
2018
Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Larry Axelrood was retained to the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 75.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
75.0
|
928,822 | ||
No |
25.0
|
309,385 | |||
Total Votes |
1,238,207 | ||||
|
|
2012
Axelrood was elected to the Cook County 9th Subcircuit without opposition on Nov. 6, 2012. He previously won the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, receiving 38.24% of the vote in the four-way race.[3][4][5]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
- Illinois State Bar Association: Judicial Candidates Seeking to Fill Judicial Vacancies 2012 Scroll to p.3
- Illinois Circuit Court Judges
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Larry Axelrood campaign website: About
- ↑ Illinois Courts, Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Cook County Associate Judges
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.135
- ↑ Cook County Clerk: Cook County Unofficial Primary Election Results, March 20, 2012 (as of 9:00AM, 3/21/12) Scroll to p.19
- ↑ Committee to Elect Qualified Judges: Judicial Evaluations for the March 2012 Primary (dead link)
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
