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Rena M. Van Tine
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Rena M. Van Tine (Democratic Party) is an acting judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court (Assigned). She assumed office on July 18, 2023.
Van Tine (Democratic Party) is also a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office on February 19, 2021. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Van Tine (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Van Tine also served as an associate judge on the Cook Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois from 2001 to 2021.[1] She was reappointed in 2011, 2015, and 2019.[2][3][4]
Biography
Van Tine earned an undergraduate degree from Oakland University and a law degree from New York Law School.[1] Prior to her appointment to the circuit court, Van Tine served as a Cook County assistant state's attorney and special counsel to Illinois State Comptroller Daniel W. Hynes.[5][1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Rena M. Van Tine won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rena M. Van Tine (D) | 100.0 | 1,008,187 | |
| Total votes: 1,008,187 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Rena M. Van Tine defeated Wende Williams in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rena M. Van Tine | 78.7 | 330,458 | |
| Wende Williams | 21.3 | 89,173 | ||
| Total votes: 419,631 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vote Van Tine, "Meet Rena," accessed May 25, 2021
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "376 of 384 Illinois associate judges reappointed for another 4-year term," June 11, 2015
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Press Release: Administrative Director Declares Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Illinois Associate Judges Reappointed for another Four Year Term," June 10, 2011
- ↑ Illinois Lawyer Now, "Director of AOIC Announces Results of Associate Judges Reappointments," June 5, 2019
- ↑ Supreme Court of Illinois, "Judge Rena Van Tine elevated to the Circuit Court of Cook County," February 2, 2021
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
