Shelvin Louise Marie Hall
Shelvin Louise Marie Hall was a judge on the Illinois First District Appellate Court, 1st Division. She was assigned to this position on February 2, 1999, and was retained by voters in 2000 and 2010.[1] She left office when her term ended on December 6, 2020.[2][3]
Education
Judge Hall received her undergraduate degree from Hampton University and her law degree from the Boston University School of Law.[1]
Career
Judge Hall began her career as a lawyer in Houston, TX. She became a legislative director for U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland in 1980. In 1982, she became a senior attorney with the Illinois Department of Human Rights. Two years later, she became general counsel to this same department. She was then appointed to the Cook County Circuit Court on January 11, 1991, and was elected in November of 1992. She worked in the Domestic Relations and Law Divisions of this court until February 2, 1999, when she was assigned to the Appellate Court.[1]
Elections
2020
Shelvin Louise Marie Hall did not file to run for retention.
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Hall was retained in 2010, receiving 76.79% of the vote.[4][5]
Hall was recommended for retention by the Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County.[6]
Noteworthy cases
Chicago residency case
Hall made national news in January 2011, as part of the court that decided whether former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was eligible to run for Mayor in Chicago. The First District Appellate Court found that candidates must have resided in the city for a year prior to Election Day. This means that since Emanuel was serving the President of the United States, he was not eligible to serve in his hometown. Emanuel contended that his primary residence was still in the city. The Illinois Supreme Court agreed with Emanuel and reversed the decision by the Appellate Court.[7][8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Judge Hall
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "Federal and State Officers," 2009 Scroll to page 48
- ↑ Judge Hall: 2010 General Election Candidate
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "General Election – Combined Summary Report," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County sample ballot (dead link)
- ↑ Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County, "Report on the Judges Seeking Retention on the November 2, 2010 Ballot in Cook County," archived January 30, 2012
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "'We will prevail,' Rahm says after booted off ballot," January 25, 2011
- ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "Emanuel the Frontrunner in Chicago Mayor's Race," February 1, 2011
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
