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Patricia Banks
Patricia Banks is a former judge of the Cook County 5th Subcircuit in Illinois.[1] She was first elected to the bench in 1994 and was retained in 2000, 2006 and 2012.[2][3] Her term expired in December of 2018.
Education
Banks earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, going on to receive her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[2]
Career
Prior to her judicial election in 1994, Banks was in private practice her entire career.[4]
2012 election
Banks was retained on November 6, 2012 with 79.2% of the vote.[3][5]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the Cook Judicial Circuit," accessed December 29, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chicago Tribune, "Editorial board questionnaires: Patricia Banks"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.183
- ↑ The Chicago Council of Lawyers, "Evaluation Report: Judges Seeking Retention in the November 2012 General Election and Judicial Candidates Seeking to Fill Judicial Vacancies," September 14, 2012
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections: Cook Circuit - Retain Banks, 11/6/2012
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
