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Mary Seminara-Schostok
2008 - Present
2030
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Mary Seminara-Schostok (Republican Party) is a judge of the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court. She assumed office in 2008. Her current term ends on December 2, 2030.
Seminara-Schostok ran for re-election for judge of the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Schostok received her B.S. from Youngstown State University in 1982 and her J.D. from Capital University Law School in 1986.[1]
Career
Judge Seminara-Schostok began her legal career as an assistant public defender in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She then ran a private law practice in Pittsburgh before moving to Illinois. She began working there as an Assistant State's Attorney in Lake County. In May 1998, she was appointed to the bench as an associate judge in the 19th Judicial Circuit Court. She was elevated to circuit judge in 2001. On this court, she supervised the Juvenile Division, the Misdemeanor and Traffic Divisions, and the Law Division. She became an appellate judge in 2008.[2]
Awards and associations
- Benedict Ori Award, for achievements in state attorney's office
- Fred Foreman Award, for prosecution of child abuse
- Lake County Bar Association's President's Award for protecting children[3]
Elections
2020
Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court
Mary Seminara-Schostok was retained to the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court on November 3, 2020 with 80.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
80.0
|
1,061,303 | ||
No |
20.0
|
265,164 | |||
Total Votes |
1,326,467 | ||||
|
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mary Seminara-Schostok did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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