Articles filed under Illinois Circuit Court
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Geneva attorney announces bid for Kane County judge seatOct 22, 2013 4:50 am - Another candidate has announced a run at the Kane County Circuit judge seat that will be vacated by Karen Simpson in October 2014. Geneva attorney D.J. Tegeler will run ...
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Kane judge to retire in 2014; first candidate announcesOct 16, 2013 9:16 am - Kane County Court Circuit Judge Karen Simpson has announced she will retire, which means her successor will emerge from March primary and the general election in Novembe...
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New Kane judges bring work ethic, wide experienceJan 09, 2013 11:03 am - Two lawyers with more than 30 years of experience in the Kane County state’s attorney’s office recently were appointed as associate judges in the 16th Judicial Circuit. ...
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Congrats to Aurora on murder-free milestoneJan 06, 2013 11:54 am - Sometimes, no news is good news. So this is a case of great news. Aurora, the state’s second largest city, marked a great milestone last week: The city went an entire c...
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North Aurora man first Hispanic judge in 16th CircuitNov 30, 2012 8:46 am - An Aurora-based attorney has become the first Hispanic appointed to serve as judge in Kane County. Rene Cruz, 42, of North Aurora, Monday will begin a four-year appoint...
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New judge promises integrity, fairnessNov 25, 2012 3:40 am - I recently was elected by the voters of Kane County as a circuit court judge. To be honest, it took about a week for it to fully sink in. That time has allowed me to ful...
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Dalton looking forward to seat on the benchNov 09, 2012 11:42 am - Elgin Democrat John G. Dalton had run for a judge’s seat before in Kane County, losing a 2010 election to former Kane County State’s Attorney (and current judge) David A...
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Brawka first female chief judge of 16th CircuitNov 02, 2012 4:00 pm - Kane County Circuit Judge Judith M. Brawka will be the next chief judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit, the first woman to hold that position. Circuit judges elected her T...
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Dalton has experience, temperament to be judgeNov 02, 2012 4:40 am - Fairness — that quality that we all look for in judges — can only come from jurists who are both experienced in the intricacies of the law and intelligent enough to appl...
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Walters a logical choice for judgeNov 02, 2012 4:40 am - Simply put, most of us are challenged by some of the positions requesting our votes in the next election. However, our votes to confirm the Supreme Court’s unanimous dec...