Scott J. Butler
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Scott J. Butler is a resident circuit judge for Schuyler County of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] He was elevated to this position by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Alesia A. McMillen. Butler assumed office on August 4, 2014, and his current term expires on December 5, 2016.[2] He is a former associate judge for the court.[3]
Education
Butler received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Eastern Illinois University in 1976 and his J.D. from the Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1981.[2]
Career
From 2005 until his appointment to the office of circuit judge in July 2014, Butler served as an associate judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court. He has also previously served as a state's attorney for Schuyler County from 2000 to 2005 and worked as an attorney for both the Schuyler County Hospital District and for the Schuyler County Community School District 1.[2]
Elections
2016
Scott Butler is unopposed in the Illinois Eight Circuit Court (Schuyler County) Republican Primary.[4]
| Illinois Eight Circuit Court, Schuyler County, McMillen Vacancy, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Scott J. Butler (unopposed) | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Eighth Judicial Circuit Judges," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Illinois State Bar Association, "Butler appointed resident circuit judge of Schuyler County," July 29, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Courts, Press Release, "Administrative Director Declares Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Illinois Associate Judges Reappointed for another Four Year Term," June 10, 2011
- ↑ Illinois Judges, "Announced Vacancies for the Primary and General Elections 2016," accessed December 21, 2015
