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Thomas M. Harris Jr.
2013 - Present
2028
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Thomas M. Harris is a judge of the Illinois 4th District Appellate Court. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on December 3, 2028.
Harris (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Illinois 4th District Appellate Court. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
In 2008, Harris was elected a resident judge on the Eleventh Circuit.[1] He was assigned to the Fourth District Appellate Court at the end of 2012.[1] He was retained in 2014 for a term on the Eleventh Circuit that would have expired on December 6, 2020.[2]
Although Harris was first appointed to the appellate court in 2013, he ran for and won election based on a specific vacancy in 2018, triggering the start of a 10-year term.[3]
Biography
Thomas Harris Jr. earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and his law degree from the University of Colorado. Harris' career experience includes serving as a civil trial lawyer. He was elected resident circuit judge of Logan County in 2008.[4]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court
Incumbent Thomas M. Harris won election in the general election for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas M. Harris (R) | 100.0 | 377,404 |
| Total votes: 377,404 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court
Incumbent Thomas M. Harris advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas M. Harris | 100.0 | 101,530 |
| Total votes: 101,530 | |||
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2014
Harris was retained to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court with 84.9 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014.He ran for retention to serve a six-year term of the circuit court judges although he was assigned to the appellate court.[2]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association and participating attorneys rated Thomas M. Harris Jr. as Recommended for retention in a 2014 poll.[5]
2008
Harris was elected as a resident judge for the Eleventh Circuit.[1]
See also
External links
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Candidate Illinois 4th District Appellate Court |
Officeholder Illinois 4th District Appellate Court |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The News Gazette, "White, Harris named to appellate vacancies," December 19, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "List of judges seeking retention in the November 4, 2014 general election," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ The State-Journal Register, "Pope retiring, Harris appointed and running for appellate court," July 7, 2017
- ↑ Welcome to Illinois Courts, "Thomas M. Harris," accessed February 9, 2018
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
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