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Mark A. Drummond
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Mark A. Drummond was a judge of the Eighth Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] He was first elected to the bench in 2004.[2] Drummond retired on August 5, 2019.[3]
Education
Drummond earned an undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University in 1977. He received his J.D. from the University of Illinois in 1980.[2]
Career
- 2004-2019: Judge, Illinois Eighth Judicial Circuit Court (Elected)
- 1999-2004: Associate judge, Illinois Eighth Judicial Circuit Court[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.[4][5] Mark A. Drummond was retained in the Illinois Eighth Circuit Court, Mark Drummond Retention Election with 83.91 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Eighth Circuit Court, Mark Drummond Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Mark A. Drummond | 83.91% | |
| 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 8th Judicial Circuit," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Official biography of Judge Drummond
- ↑ WLDS.com, "8th District Circuit Judge Mark Drummond Retiring," May 21, 2019
- ↑ 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
