Robert B. Spence
Robert B. Spence was a judge on the Second District Appellate Court in Illinois. He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in October 2012, effective November 5.[1] He retired in 2019.[2]
Spence also served on the Sixteenth Circuit Court (2nd Subcircuit) until 2019. He was appointed to this position in 2001 and was elected to a full term in 2004. He was chosen by his fellow judges to become the court's chief judge on December 1, 2011, and served almost a year in that position before his appellate appointment.[3][4] Spence was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Spence received his undergraduate degree from Taylor University in 1977 and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School in 1980.[4]
Career
- 2012-2019: Judge, Illinois Second District Appellate Court (Appointed)[1]
- 2001-2019: Judge, Illinois Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court (Appointed)
- 1980-2001: Assistant state's attorney, Kane and DuPage counties[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] Robert B. Spence was retained in the Illinois Sixteenth Circuit Court, Robert Spence Retention Election with 78.49 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Sixteenth Circuit Court, Robert Spence Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Robert B. Spence | 78.49% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daily Herald, "Spence appointed to 2nd District Appellate Court," October 19, 2012
- ↑ Appellate Lawyers Association, Justice Robert Spence Retiring; Retired Circuit Judge George Bridges Appointed to Second District Appellate Court," August 8, 2019
- ↑ Judges of the 16th Judicial Circuit
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Daily Herald, "Batavia man new chief judge for 16th Circuit," September 30, 2011
- ↑ 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
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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
