Robert W. Bertucci

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Robert W. Bertucci

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Prior offices
Cook County Circuit Court 14th Subcircuit

Education

Bachelor's

Lake Forest College

Law

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1983


Robert W. Bertucci was a judge of the Cook County 14th Subcircuit in Illinois.[1] He was elected to the bench in 1992.[2] He retired from the bench on July 2, 2018.

Education

Bertucci earned a B.A. from Lake Forest College, going on to receive his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1983.[2]

Career

Prior to his judicial election in 1992, Bertucci worked for nine years as an assistant state's attorney. He also spent one year in private practice.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial 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.[3][4] Robert W. Bertucci was retained in the Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Robert Bertucci Retention Election with 73.79 percent of the vote.

Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Robert Bertucci Retention Election, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert W. Bertucci73.79%
Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

There are 513 judges on the Illinois Circuit Court, each elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections.[5]

The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[5]

The circuit courts are also served by 391 associate judges, who are limited in that they may not preside over cases in which the defendant is charged with a felony (an offense punishable by one or more years in prison). Associate judges are appointed to four-year terms by circuit judges.[6][5]

Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[5]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[5]

  • a U.S. citizen;
  • a circuit/county resident; and
  • licensed to practice law in Illinois.

2010

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010

Bertucci was retained in 2010, receiving 75.69% of the vote.[7][8]

Bertucci was recommended for retention by the Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County.[9]

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