Margaret J. Mullen
2023 - Present
2027
2
Margaret J. Mullen is an acting judge of the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court (Assigned). She assumed office on May 11, 2023.
Mullen ran for re-election for judge of the Illinois 19th Circuit Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Mullen was a judge of the Nineteenth Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] She was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court on December 12, 1997.[2] Mullen successfully ran for retention in 2016.
Mullen served as the court's chief judge from 2002 to 2004.[2] Mullen retired from the court on December 31, 2017.[3]
Mullen was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Illinois Second District Appellate Court on May 11, 2023, following the death of former judge Donald Hudson on April 11, 2023. [4]
Education
Mullen earned an undergraduate degree from Illinois State University in 1977, going on to receive her J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in 1980.[2]
Career
- 1997-2017: Judge, Illinois Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court (Appointed)
- 1992-1997: Associate Judge, Illinois Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court[2]
Mullen also has experience as a state's attorney (for DuPage and Lake counties) and a private practice attorney.[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.[5][6] Margaret J. Mullen was retained in the Illinois Nineteenth Circuit Court, Margaret Mullen Retention Election with 83.59 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Nineteenth Circuit Court, Margaret Mullen Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Margaret J. Mullen | 83.59% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 513 judges on the Illinois Circuit Court, each elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections.[7]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[7]
The circuit courts are also served by 391 associate judges, who are limited in that they may not preside over cases in which the defendant is charged with a felony (an offense punishable by one or more years in prison). Associate judges are appointed to four-year terms by circuit judges.[8][7]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[7]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Judges of the 19th Judicial Circuit
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Official biography of Judge Mullen
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Longtime Lake County Circuit Judge Margaret Mullen to retire Dec. 31," accessed July 13, 2022
- ↑ ‘’Illinois State Bar Association”, “Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Hon. Margaret Mullen to Second District Appellate Court,” May 10, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 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
Retired judges, (December 2017)
