Nyshana Sumner
Nyshana Sumner was a Democratic candidate for the Cook County Circuit Court Second Subcircuit in Illinois. Sumner filed to run in the primary election on March 20, 2018, but Sumner's name did not appear on the ballot.[1]
Biography
Nyshana Sumner lives in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Kenwood Academy in 1994. She earned a B.S. in biological sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1999 and a J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in 2004. Sumner’s career experience includes working as a assistant state attorney with Cook County.[2]
Elections
2018
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 513 judges on the Illinois Circuit Court, each elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections.[3]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[3]
The circuit courts are also served by 391 associate judges, who are limited in that they may not preside over cases in which the defendant is charged with a felony (an offense punishable by one or more years in prison). Associate judges are appointed to four-year terms by circuit judges.[4][3]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Elections, "Primary Election March 20, 2018: Unofficial Summary Report," access March 21, 2018
- ↑ Nyshana Sumner, "Experience," accessed February 18, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
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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