W. Charles Grace
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. This judge is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates.
W. Charles Grace is a resident judge of the First Circuit Court in Illinois. He serves in Murphysboro.[1] Grace was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Grace earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1969. He went on to receive his J.D. from the University of Tennessee in 1972.[2]
Career
- 2004-Present: Judge, Illinois First Judicial Circuit Court (Elected)
- 2002-2004: Attorney, Womick Law Firm
- 1993-2002: U.S. Attorney, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- 1988-1993: State's Attorney, Jackson County
- 1977-1988: Attorney in private practice
- 1974-1977: Public Defender, Jackson County
- 1972-1974: Attorney in private practice[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] W. Charles Grace was retained in the Illinois First Circuit Court, W. Charles Grace Retention Election with 74.81 percent of the vote.
| Illinois First Circuit Court, W. Charles Grace Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 W. Charles Grace | 74.81% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
See also
- Jackson County, Illinois
- Illinois Circuit Courts
- Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the First Judicial Circuit," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Southern Illinoisan, "23 days familiar names square off in race for circuit court judge," February 21, 2004 (Cached)
- ↑ 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
| ||||||||||
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
