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Pamela Leeming
Pamela Leeming (Republican Party) was a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She left office in 2021.
Leeming ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Leeming was a judge for the Cook County Circuit Court in Cook County, Illinois. She was appointed to this position in October 2009, to replace Carol Pearce-McCarthy. She was elected to a full term in 2012. She retired from the court in 2021.
Leeming is of Pakistani descent and is believed to be the first Asian-American judge to preside over the full Cook County circuit.[1]
Biography
Leeming received her J.D. degree from the John Marshall Law School in 1989.[1] Leeming worked for the Cook County Public Defender's office prior to her judicial appointment in 2009.[1]
Elections
2018
Cook County Circuit Court
Pamela Leeming was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 79.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
79.7
|
985,988 | ||
No |
20.3
|
251,820 | |||
Total Votes |
1,237,808 | ||||
|
|
2012
Leeming was elected without opposition on Nov. 6, 2012 to replace Victoria Stewart. She won the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, receiving 37.44% of the vote in the seven-way race.[2][3]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chicago Tribune, "Pamela Leeming appointed to Cook County Circuit Court; Asian-American groups celebrate news," November 3, 2009
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.128
- ↑ Evaluation of Candidates for the Circuit Court in the Countywide Elections (dead link) Scroll to p.2
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
