Sharon Prather
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Sharon Prather was a judge of the Twenty-Second Circuit Court in Illinois.[1] She was first appointed to the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit as an associate judge in 1992, and was elected as circuit judge in 1996.[2] Prather was retained in 2002 and served on the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit until 2006, when the court split to form the new Twenty-Second Circuit.[3] She was retained in 2008 and again in 2014.[4][5] Prather retired on July 12, 2019.[6]
In 2004, Prather was appointed as the first female presiding judge in McHenry County.[7][2][8][9]
Elections
2014
Prather was retained to the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court with 78.2 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [5]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated Sharon Prather as Recommended for retention in a 2014 poll.[10]
2008
Prather ran unopposed and was retained in the November 4th general election, winning 81% of the vote and retaining her seat on the Twenty-Second Circuit.[4]
2002
Prather ran unopposed and was retained in the November 5th general election, winning 84% of the vote and retaining her seat on the Nineteenth Circuit.[11]
Education
Prather earned a B.A. from Lewis University and a J.D. from Northern Illinois University Law in 1979.[2]
Career
- 2006-2019: Judge, Twenty-Second Circuit
- 2004-2019: Presiding judge, Nineteenth Circuit and Twenty-Second Circuit
- 1996-2006 Judge, Nineteenth Circuit
- 1992-1996 Associate judge, Nineteenth Circuit
Prior to her judicial appointment, Prather was a partner for the law firm Reilly, Prather, Graham & McAndrews in McHenry County.[2]
See also
External links
- Illinois Courts, "Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit"
- Chicago Tribune, "Pedestrian hit by judge's car," November 6, 2003
- Chicago Tribune, "Judge to prostitute whose husband killed customer: 'Get your life in order'," June 7, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the 22nd Judicial Circuit," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Northern Illinois University, "Graduates in the Judiciary," 2006
- ↑ Illinois Supreme Court, "Annual Report of the Illinois Courts," 2007
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Illinois Elections Board, "Election Results", 2008
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "List of judges seeking retention in the November 4, 2014 general election," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Northwest Herald, "Local judge to fill vacancy left by retiring circuit judge Sharon Prather," June 10, 2019
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Four judges run to keep seats," November 7, 2008
- ↑ Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court, "Administrative Order No. 2013-01," January 24, 2013
- ↑ Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court, "Administrative Order No. 04-20," December 8, 2004
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ Illinois Elections Board Results, 2002
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
