Michael Kramer

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Michael Kramer

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Illinois 21st Circuit Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2022

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016


Michael Kramer is a judge for the Illinois Twenty-First Circuit Court in Illinois. Kramer was appointed an associate judge in 2002. He was appointed circuit judge in April 2016 to complete the term of Kendall O. Wenzelman after Wenzelman's retirement.[1] He then won the seat in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[2] Michael Kramer defeated Jamie Boyd in the Illinois Twenty-First Circuit Court Republican Primary.[3]

Illinois Twenty-First Circuit Court, Kankakee County, Wenzelman Vacancy, Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Kramer 74.15% 10,237
Jamie Boyd 25.85% 3,569
Total Votes 13,806
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016

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.[4]

The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[4]

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.[5][4]

Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[4]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]

  • a U.S. citizen;
  • a circuit/county resident; and
  • licensed to practice law in Illinois.

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