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Wm. Robin Todd
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Wm. Robin Todd is a resident judge of the Fourth Circuit Court in Clay County, Illinois.[1][2] He was elected to the bench in 2004.[3] Todd was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Todd earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois in 1970. He went on to receive his J.D. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1973, the same year he was admitted to the Illinois Bar.[3]
Career
- 2004-Present: Judge, Illinois Fourth Judicial Circuit Court (Elected)
- 1984-2004: Sole Practitioner, Todd Law Office
- 1980-1984: State's Attorney, Clay County
- 1978-1980: Sole Practitioner, Todd Law Office
- 1973-1978: Attorney, Law Firm of W. R. Todd[3]
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.[4][5] Wm. Robin Todd was retained in the Illinois Fourth Circuit Court, William Todd Retention Election with 74.67 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Fourth Circuit Court, William Todd Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Wm. Robin Todd | 74.67% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the 4th Judicial Circuit," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Official biography of Judge Todd
- ↑ 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
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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
