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Matthew Sullivan (Illinois)
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2022
Matthew "Matt" Sullivan is a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court in Illinois. He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in May 2010 and was retained by voters later that year.[1] Sullivan was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Sullivan earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of Illinois in 1991. He went on to receive his J.D. there in 1994.[2]
Career
- 2010-Present: Judge, Illinois Fifth Judicial Circuit Court (Appointed)
- 1996-2010: State's Attorney, Edgar County
- 1994-1996: Associate, Fruin & Garst[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] Matt Sullivan was retained in the Illinois Fifth Circuit Court, Matt Sullivan Retention Election with 80.68 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Fifth Circuit Court, Matt Sullivan Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Matt Sullivan | 80.68% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Sullivan won the primary election in February 2010 and ran unopposed in the general election, receiving 100 percent of the vote.[5][6][7]
See also
External links
- Illinois Courts, "5th Judicial Circuit Court"
- Paris Beacon News, "Attorneys rate Sullivan highest," January 22, 2010 (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ The News-Gazette, "Edgar County state's attorney is new circuit judge," July 19, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois State Bar Association, "Sullivan appointed circuit judge in 5th Judicial District," May 12, 2010
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results"
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Tuesday's judicial results for all circuit outside of Cook," November 2010
- ↑ Illinois Judges.net
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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
