18th Circuit Associate Judge Vacancy

Chief Judge John T. Elsner announced that the Court is accepting applications to fill a vacancy for the Office of Associate Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, DuPage County.  This vacancy is a result of the elevation of Associate Judge Robert G. Kleeman to Circuit Judge.

Judge Elsner added that applications to fill this vacancy will be accepted until 5:00 pm on February 19, 2013.  Applicants must be a United States citizen, licensed to practice law in this State, and a resident of DuPage County.  Two original applications, submitted on the prescribed application form, must be filed with:

    Michael J. Tardy, Director
    Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
    3101 Old Jacksonville Rd.
    Springfield, IL  62704-6488   

An application form can be obtained from the Chief Judge's Office, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts or from the Supreme Court's website:  www.state.il.us/court.  Applications may not be submitted electronically or via facsimile.

From the DCBA Judiciary Committee:

Those who wish to be rated by the DuPage County Bar Association Judiciary Committee must submit 21 copies of their applications to the Bar Center (126 S. County Farm Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187) by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.  Candidates are encouraged to remove their social security information from the application before submitting them to DCBA. 

Any prior ratings issued by the Judiciary Committee expire on the one year anniversary of the interview/rating date.