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Marc Bernabei

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Marc Bernabei is a judge of the Thirteenth Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] He was elected to the bench in 1998.[2] Bernabei was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Bernabei earned a B.A. from Lewis University, going on to receive his J.D. from Northern Illinois University in 1981.[2]
Career
- 1998-Present: Judge, Illinois Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
- 1984-1998: State's Attorney, Bureau County[2]
Bernabei also worked for several years in private practice with the law firm of Bruno P. Bernabei & Associates. Before law school, he was a police officer.[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] Marc Bernabei was retained in the Illinois Thirteenth Circuit Court, Marc Bernabei Retention Election with 81.48 percent of the vote.
Illinois Thirteenth Circuit Court, Marc Bernabei Retention Election, 2016 | ||
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Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the 13th Judicial Circuit," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Northern Illinois University Law, "Graduates in the Judiciary," 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