Lewis Nixon

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Lewis Nixon

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Cook County Circuit Court

Tenure

2001 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

24

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Appointed

2001

Education

Bachelor's

St. John's University

Law

DePaul University College of Law, 1974

Lewis Nixon is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office in 2001. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Nixon ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.

Education

Nixon earned a B.A. in sociology from St. John's University, going on to receive his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1974.

Career

• 2001-2020: Circuit judge, Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court (Appointed)
• 1983-2001: Regional counsel, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
• 1980-1983: Trial attorney, Burlington Northern Railroad
• 1979-1980: Associate, Conklin & Adler
• 1975-1979: U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)

Cook County Circuit Court, Retention election for Lewis Nixon

Lewis Nixon was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 75.6% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	75.6	1,248,873
			No	24.4	403,410
			Total Votes		1,652,283

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It has been certified. Source

2014

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014

Nixon was retained to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court with 74.3 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014.  

Evaluations

The Illinois State Bar Association rated Lewis Nixon as Recommended for retention in 2014.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Footnotes

Illinois courts

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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