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Valarie Turner
Valarie Turner was a judge of the Cook County 2nd Subcircuit in Illinois. First elected to the bench in 2002, Turner was retained to new six-year terms in 2008 and 2014. Turner, however, was forcibly removed from the bench on August 17, 2016, after it was alleged that she allowed Rhonda Crawford to hear cases in the court. Crawford ran for election to the court in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
2014
Turner was retained to the Cook County 2nd Subcircuit with 78.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [1]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Valarie Turner as Recommended for retention in 2014.[5]
Education
Turner earned a B.A. from Northwestern University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago. She was admitted to the bar in 1991.[2][6]
Career
Prior to her judicial election in 2002, Turner spent six years as an associate with a large law firm, two years as an assistant attorney for the United States, and two years as a business consultant and researcher.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "List of judges seeking retention in the November 4, 2014 general election," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Chicago Council of Lawyers, "Evaluation Report: Judges Seeking Retention in the November 2008 General Election and Candidates Seeking to Fill Judicial Vacancies in Contested Elections," October 3, 2008
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the Cook Judicial Circuit," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Judge removed after allegedly allowing lawyer to hear cases, wear robe," August 17, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ Martindale, "Valarie E. Turner Lawyer Profile"
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
