Teresa K. Righter
Teresa K. Righter was a resident judge of the Fifth Circuit Court in Illinois. She was first elected as a circuit judge in 2004 and retired from the bench on October 31, 2017.[1]
Prior to joining the circuit court, Righter served as an associate judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. She was appointed to that position in 1997.[1]
Biography
Righter earned a B.A. from Western Illinois University and a J.D. from the University of Illinois.[2]
Elections
2016
Judges of the Illinois Circuit Court stand for retention after their first full term. To be retained, a judge must receive at least 60 percent of the vote.[3][4] Teresa K. Righter was retained in the Illinois Fifth Circuit Court, Teresa Righter Retention Election with 81.15 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Fifth Circuit Court, Teresa Righter Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Teresa K. Righter | 81.15% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, "Judge to Retire, Other to Run for Position," September 1, 2017
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Teresa Kessler Righter," accessed September 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations - How it works," accessed November 19, 2019
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 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