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'''Matthew J. Fitton''' is a judge for the [[Illinois Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court|Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court]] in [[Illinois]]. He was appointed to the position by the [[Illinois Supreme Court]] effective on June 27, 2014.<ref name=appoint>[http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/courts-police-and-fire/2014-04-07/fitton-start-ford-county-judge-june-27.html ''The Paxton Record'', "Fitton to start as Ford County judge on June 27," April 7, 2014]</ref> He was elected to the [[Illinois Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court|Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court]] in 2014 for a term that expires on December 6, 2020.<ref name=2014elect/>
'''Matthew J. Fitton''' is a judge for the [[Illinois Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court|Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court]] in [[Illinois]]. He was appointed to the position by the [[Illinois Supreme Court]] effective on June 27, 2014.<ref name=appoint>[http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/courts-police-and-fire/2014-04-07/fitton-start-ford-county-judge-june-27.html ''The Paxton Record'', "Fitton to start as Ford County judge on June 27," April 7, 2014]</ref> He was elected to the [[Illinois Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court|Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court]] in 2014 for a term that expired on December 6, 2020.<ref name=2014elect/>


==Elections==
==Elections==
===2014===
===2014===
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Fitton ran for election to the [[Illinois_Eleventh_Judicial_Circuit_Court|Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court]].<br />'''Primary:''' He was successful in the [[Republican|Republican]]&#160;primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 54.7 percent of the vote.&#160;He competed against [[Ellen_M._Lee|Ellen M. Lee]].<br />'''General''': He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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==Career==
==Career==
*'''2014-2020:''' Judge, [[Illinois Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court|Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court]]
*'''2014-2020:''' Judge, [[Illinois Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court|Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court]]
*'''2008-2014:''' State's attorney, [[Ford County, Illinois|Ford County]]
*'''2008-2014:''' State's attorney, [[Ford County, Illinois (Judicial)|Ford County]]
*'''2003-2008:''' Senior public defender, [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign County]]
*'''2003-2008:''' Senior public defender, [[Champaign County, Illinois (Judicial)|Champaign County]]
*'''2000-2003:''' Assistant state's attorney, [[DeWitt County, Illinois|DeWitt County]]<ref name=appoint/>
*'''2000-2003:''' Assistant state's attorney, [[DeWitt County, Illinois (Judicial)|DeWitt County]]<ref name=appoint/>


==See also==
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* [http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandList.aspx?SearchType=Type+Of+Office&ListType=RESULTS+OF+SEARCH+BY+TYPE+OF+OFFICE&ElectionID=41&ElectionType=GP&ElectionDate=3%2f18%2f2014&ElectionYear=2014&OfficeTypeSearchType=Matches&OfficeType=JUDGE-DOWNSTATE+CIRCUIT%2fSUBCIRCUIT&QueryType=CANDIDATE&StatusSearchType=Matches&Status=AP&OrderBy=ORDER+BY+tblOffices.BallotGroup%2c+OfficeSequence%2cPartySequence%2c+FileDateTime%2c+vwCandidates.Sequence%2cID%2c+LotteryLastName%2c+LotteryFirstName ''Illinois State Board of Elections'', "General Primary," March 18, 2014]
* [http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandList.aspx?SearchType=Type+Of+Office&ListType=RESULTS+OF+SEARCH+BY+TYPE+OF+OFFICE&ElectionID=41&ElectionType=GP&ElectionDate=3%2f18%2f2014&ElectionYear=2014&OfficeTypeSearchType=Matches&OfficeType=JUDGE-DOWNSTATE+CIRCUIT%2fSUBCIRCUIT&QueryType=CANDIDATE&StatusSearchType=Matches&Status=AP&OrderBy=ORDER+BY+tblOffices.BallotGroup%2c+OfficeSequence%2cPartySequence%2c+FileDateTime%2c+vwCandidates.Sequence%2cID%2c+LotteryLastName%2c+LotteryFirstName ''Illinois State Board of Elections'', "General Primary," March 18, 2014]


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Matthew J. Fitton
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Illinois 11th Circuit Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Education
Bachelor's
Eastern Illinois University
Law
Saint Louis University School of Law


Matthew J. Fitton is a judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He was appointed to the position by the Illinois Supreme Court effective on June 27, 2014.[1] He was elected to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in 2014 for a term that expired on December 6, 2020.[2]

Elections

2014

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Fitton ran for election to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 54.7 percent of the vote. He competed against Ellen M. Lee.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. [2][3][4] 

Evaluations

The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys did not have a sufficient number of responses to rate Matthew J. Fitton in a 2014 poll.[5]

Education

Fitton received his undergraduate degree from Eastern Illinois University and his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.[6]

Career

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Paxton Record, "Fitton to start as Ford County judge on June 27," April 7, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
  3. ↑ Illinois Civil Justice League, "2014 Illinois Judicial Elections," accessed March 26, 2014
  4. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
  5. ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
  6. ↑ The News-Gazette, "Voters pick Fitton for Ford circuit judge," March 19, 2014

Illinois courts

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


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