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Rob Tobin
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Curtis Rob Tobin III is a resident judge of the Seventeenth Circuit Court in Illinois. He serves in Belvidere.[1] He was elected to the court in 2010.[2] Tobin was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Tobin earned a B.S. from Northwestern University, going on to receive his J.D. from the University of Tulsa. He was admitted to the bar in 1995.[3]
Career
Prior to his judicial election in 2010, Tobin practiced law in Boone County for 15 years.[4]
Elections
2016
Judges of the Illinois Circuit Court stand for retention after their first full term. To be retained, a judge must receive at least 60 percent of the vote.[5][6] Rob Tobin was retained in the Illinois Seventeenth Circuit Court, Rob Tobin Retention Election with 82.82 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Seventeenth Circuit Court, Rob Tobin Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Rob Tobin | 82.82% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Tobin defeated James P. Hursh with 53.15 percent of the vote in the general election.[2][7]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Judges," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results"
- ↑ Martindale, "C. Robert Tobin III Lawyer Profile," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Rockford Register Star, "Election 2010: Rob Tobin wins 17th Circuit judge race," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations - How it works," accessed November 19, 2019
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Tuesday's judicial results for all circuit outside of Cook," November 2010
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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
