Wm. Hugh Finson
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Hugh Finson was a circuit judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois. He joined the court on September 4, 2012, to fill the vacancy left by the death of Judge John P. Shonkwiler.[1] He was elected to the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in 2014.[2] Finson retired at the end of his term on December 6, 2020.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Finson ran for election to the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated Wm. Hugh Finson as Recommended for election in a 2014 poll.[5]
Education
Finson earned a B.A. in history from DePauw University in 1969 and a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1972.[1]
Career
- 2012-2020: Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit
- 1975-2012: Sole practitioner, Finson Law Office
- 1988-1996: Public defender, Piatt County
- 1975-1988: State's attorney, Piatt County
- 1973-1975: Partner, Eaton & Finson Law Office[1]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Supreme Court of Illinois Press Release, "Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Former Piatt County State's Attorney and Public Defender as Circuit Judge," July 24, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Piatt County Journal-Republican, "Judge to retire after current term," June 20, 2019
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 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
