Walter D. Braud
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Walter D. Braud is a judge of the Fourteenth Circuit Court of Illinois.[1] He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in August 2001 and retained by election in 2002 and 2008.[2] He was retained again on November 4, 2014, for a term that expired on December 6, 2020.[3]
Elections
2014
Braud was retained to the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court with 77.7 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated Walter D. Braud as Recommended for retention in a 2014 poll.[4]
Education
Braud earned a B.A. from Roosevelt University, going on to receive his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1968.[5]
Career
Before attending law school, Braud was a sixth grade teacher on the west side of Chicago. He began taking law classes at night and in 1969 moved with his wife and children to Rock Island, Illinois. He then worked as an assistant state's attorney until 1971, after which he pursued a career in private practice (most recently with his own firm, Braud Westensee & VanDerGinst Ltd) until his judicial appointment in 2001. He also occasionally served as a public defender.[2]
Braud is known within his community for his good singing voice.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the 14th Judicial Circuit," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Quad-City Times, "Braud tapped as circuit judge," August 31, 2001
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "List of judges seeking retention in the November 4, 2014 general election," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ Martindale, "Walter D. Braud Judge 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
