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Lori R. Lefstein
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Lori R. Lefstein is a resident judge of the Fourteenth Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] She was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in June of 1997.[2][3] Lefstein was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Lefstein earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, going on to receive her J.D. from the University of North Carolina.[3]
Career
Prior to her judicial appointment in 1997, Lefstein worked for 14 years as a lawyer in Rock Island and Chicago.[3]
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.[4][5] Lori R. Lefstein was retained in the Illinois Fourteenth Circuit Court, Lori Lefstein Retention Election with 79.84 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Fourteenth Circuit Court, Lori Lefstein Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Lori R. Lefstein | 79.84% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
See also
- Rock Island County, Illinois
- Illinois Circuit Courts
- Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the 14th Judicial Circuit," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Quad-Cities Online, "Lefstein is new circuit court judge," June 27, 1997
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Quad-City Times, "Rock Island Faces: Lori Lefstein," November 10, 2007
- ↑ 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
