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Paul Karkula
Paul Karkula was a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He left office on December 2, 2024.
Karkula ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
He was first elected in 2000.
Education
Karkula is a graduate of the Valparaiso University School of Law.[1]
Career
Karkula has worked as an Assistant Public Defender for Cook County and as Corporation Counsel for the Town of Cicero. He worked as a private practice attorney prior to his judicial election in 2000.[1]
Elections
2018
Cook County Circuit Court
Paul Karkula was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 74.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
74.9
|
934,324 | ||
No |
25.1
|
312,510 | |||
Total Votes |
1,246,834 | ||||
|
|
2012
Karkula was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 74.0% of the vote.[2][3]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedeval - ↑ Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.188
- ↑ Illinois Judges.net, "2012 Illinois Judges for Retention"
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
