Mary Jane Theis
| Mary Jane Theis | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Illinois Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Position: | Vacancy of Thomas Fitzgerald |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2010-2022 |
| Preceded by: | Thomas R. Fitzgerald |
| Past position: | Illinois First District Appellate Court |
| Past term: | 1994-2010 |
| Past position: | Judge |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | February 27, 1949 |
| Home State: | Illinois |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Bachelors: | Loyola University, 1971 |
| Law School: | University of San Francisco School of Law, 1973 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Supreme Court |
| State: | Illinois |
| Confirmation: | Vacancy of Thomas Fitzgerald |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Primary date: | March 20, 2012 |
| Primary vote: | 48% |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: | 74.7% |
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Mary Jane Theis is a justice on the Illinois Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court to for a two year term, effective October 26, 2010. She was re-elected in 2012 for a ten-year term that expires in 2022.[1][2][3]
Biography
Theis graduated from Loyola University in 1971 with a B.A. degree. She then received her J.D. degree from the University of San Franscisco School of Law in 1973. She is currently married and has two children.[2]
Legal career
Judge Theis began her career in 1974 as an Assistant Public Defender. She then worked on the Cook County Circuit Court (First Municipal District) as an Associate Judge (1983-1988) and a Circuit Judge (19988-1993). In 1994, she started her sixteen year career with the Illinois First District Appellate Court, where she stayed until joining the Illinois Supreme Court in October 2010. [4] [2]
2012 election
Theis ran for re-election to the seat vacated by Thomas R. Fitzgerald.[5] Theis won the Democratic primary with 48% of the vote. She then defeated Republican James G. Riley in the November 6, 2012 general election with 74.7% of the vote.[6][3]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
Campaign ads
In 2012 Mary Jane Theis spent $1,198,590 on primary TV ads.[7]
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See also
- News: Four candidates have declared for next year's Illinois Supreme Court election, June 7, 2011
- Illinois Supreme Court
External links
References
- ↑ The Chicago Tribune, "Illinois Supreme Court chief justice to retire," September 13, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Official biography of Judge Theis
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.119
- ↑ Chicago Council of Lawyers, "Evaluation of Judge Theis," 2007
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections: Candidate List for Supreme Court seat, 2012
- ↑ IllinoisJudges.net, Election Results for the March 20th Illinois Judicial Primary
- ↑ Justice at Stake, "Campaign Money Patterns Entering New Phase in 2012 Judicial Races," September 13, 2012
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| Current |
Robert Thomas • Lloyd Karmeier • Charles Freeman • Rita Garman • Thomas Kilbride • Mary Jane Theis • Anne M. Burke • | ||
| Former | Mary Ann McMorrow • Thomas R. Fitzgerald • | ||
