Thomas Kilbride
| Thomas Kilbride | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Illinois Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Chief Justice |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2000-2020 |
| Personal History | |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Bachelors: | St. Mary's College, 1978 |
| Law School: | Antioch School of Law, 1981 |
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Thomas L. Kilbride is the chief justice on the Illinois Supreme Court. He become Chief Justice upon the retirement Thomas R. Fitzgerald. [1] He was retained in 2010 to a new term that expires in 2020.[2]
Education
Kilbride received his B.A. from Saint Mary's College, Minnesota, in 1978 and his J.D. from Antioch School of Law in 1981.[3]
Career
Kilbride worked as a lawyer for twenty years, concentrating on many different aspects of the law. He was elected to the Supreme Court of Illinois for the Third District in 2000.[4]
Awards and Associations
- 2010 Award of Excellence in the Judiciary, Illinois State Crime Commission[5]
- Past Board Member, President and Vice-President, Illinois Township Attorneys Association
- Charter member, Illinois Pro Bono Center
- Volunteer legal adviser, Community Caring Conference
- Volunteer legal adviser, Quad City Harvest, Inc.[4]
2010 re-election campaign
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Thomas Kilbride was retained with 65.88% of the vote to a new term on the Third District of the Illinois Supreme Court.[6]
According to NPR, this race became the second-highest-grossing judicial retention campaign ever. It was the costliest in the twenty-five years prior. [7] [8]
External links
- Journal Star, "Justice defends malpractice ruling," September 29, 2010
- bnd.com, "Illinois Supreme Court rules in Clinton County case: Minors caught drinking can lose license", June 24, 2010
- PeoriaStory, "School should teach civics, justice says", April 30, 2010
- pjstar.com, "Illinois Supreme Court justice gives students confidence in system", January 25, 2010
- The Madison/St. Clair Record, "Kilbride retention race was nation's costliest, report says", October 27, 2011
- Democratic Judicial Campaign Committee, Illinois Supreme Court
References
- ↑ Gavel Grab, "Embattled IL Justice to be Court's Chief," September 16, 2010
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections: 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, Justice Thomas L. Kilbride
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kilbride's Bio from IL State Court Website
- ↑ The Daily Journal, "Kankakee County: Ill. Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride to be honored", June 15, 2010
- ↑ [http://www.myfoxchicago.com/generic/news/elections/election_results/supreme-court-illinois-general-election-20101102 FOX Chicago News: Supreme Court Election Results ]
- ↑ The Madison Record, "Kilbride retention race was nation's costliest, report says," October 27, 2011
- ↑ NPR, "No Opponent, But Big Money In Illinois Justice's Race," October 26, 2010
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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 • | ||
