Victoria A. Rossetti
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Victoria A. Rossetti is a judge of the Nineteenth Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] She was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court on December 2, 2002.[2] Rossetti successfully ran for retention in 2016.
Rossetti served as the court's chief judge from May 2010 to May 2012.[2]
Education
Rossetti earned an undergraduate degree from St. Louis University in 1974, going on to receive her J.D. from Lewis University College of Law in 1979.[2]
Career
- 2002-2016: Judge, Illinois Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court (Appointed)
- 1991-2002: Associate Judge, Illinois Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court[2]
Rossetti also has experience as an assistant state's attorney for Lake and DuPage counties.[2]
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] Victoria A. Rossetti was retained in the Illinois Nineteenth Circuit Court, Victoria Rossetti Retention Election with 82.97 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Nineteenth Circuit Court, Victoria Rossetti Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Victoria A. Rossetti | 82.97% | |
| 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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Judges of the 19th Judicial Circuit
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Official biography of Judge Rossetti
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations - How it works," accessed November 19, 2019
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
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
