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Tom Lytton
Tom M. Lytton was a justice on the Illinois Third District Appellate Court. He was elected to this position in 1992,[1] effective December 7, and was retained by voters in 2002 and 2012.[2] He retired on July 1, 2022.[3]
Education
Lytton attended Northwestern University for his B.A. degree, which he received in 1965. In 1967, he earned a certificate of graduation from the International School of Law in The Hague, Holland. The following year, he graduated from the Northwestern University Law School with a J.D. degree.[1]
Career
Lytton began his legal career in 1968 as an attorney for VISTA in Charleston, WV. He then worked with the Neighborhood Legal Services of Pittsburgh, PA from 1969 to 1973, when he became a partner in the firm of Lytton, Lytton & Sutton. He worked in this capacity until 1992. During this time, from 1981 to 1992, he was also a special assistant attorney general. He was then elected to the Appellate Court.[1]
2012 election
Lytton was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 79.7% of the vote.[4][5]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Illinois Courts, "Tom M. Lytton," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ 2002 Election Results: Retain Lytton
- ↑ Our Quad Cities, "Third District appellate justice appointed," May 10, 2022
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.157
- ↑ Illinois Judges.net, "2012 Illinois Judges for Retention"
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