Richard C. Schoenstedt
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Richard C. Schoenstedt was the chief judge of the Twelfth Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] He was elected to the bench in 2002.[2][3][4] He was retained on November 4, 2014, for a term that expired on December 6, 2020.[5] He was retained again in 2020 but retired from the court effective January 17, 2021.[6]
Elections
2014
Schoenstedt was retained to the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court with 74.1 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [5]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated Richard C. Schoenstedt as Recommended for retention in a 2014 poll.[7]
Education
Schoenstedt earned a B.A. from Marquette University and later received his J.D. from DePaul University.[8]
Career
Prior to becoming a circuit judge in 2002, Schoenstedt was appointed as an associate judge for the Twelfth Circuit Court. Before that, he worked as a lawyer in Will County. He was admitted to the bar in 1981.[8][9]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois 12th Judicial Circuit Court, "12th Circuit Judges," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "4 Democratic judges fume after Will ouster," November 8, 2011
- ↑ State of Illinois, "Federal and State Officers," September 21, 2009
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Election Results," November 5, 2002
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "List of judges seeking retention in the November 4, 2014 general election," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Patch, "Judge Schoenstedt Retiring, Won't Run Public Defender's Office," accessed July 13, 2022
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Martindale, "Richard Carl Schoenstedt Judge Profile," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Judges Association: The Gavel, "Did You Know?" Spring 2001
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
