Voters Retain Four Madison County Judges
From the Madison County Record
Despite a grassroots initiative aimed at booting four Madison County judges from the bench, voters on Tuesday voted to retain all four of them for another six years.
Citizens for Judicial Integrity (CFJI) launched an anti-retention campaign earlier this fall against Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis and Circuit Judges Barbara Crowder, Dave Hylla and John Knight, all of whom were up for retention in Tuesday’s election.
Crowder faced the most scrutiny from the group, which pointed to last year’s controversy over campaign contributions from asbestos attorneys to Crowder to say there is an appearance that Madison County judges are for sale.
Circuit judges in Illinois must receive 60 percent “yes” votes in order to be retained for a six year term. Supreme and Appellate Court justices need the same percentage, but they get retained to a 10 year term.
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From the Madison County Record
Despite a grassroots initiative aimed at booting four Madison County judges from the bench, voters on Tuesday voted to retain all four of them for another six years.
Citizens for Judicial Integrity (CFJI) launched an anti-retention campaign earlier this fall against Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis and Circuit Judges Barbara Crowder, Dave Hylla and John Knight, all of whom were up for retention in Tuesday’s election.
Crowder faced the most scrutiny from the group, which pointed to last year’s controversy over campaign contributions from asbestos attorneys to Crowder to say there is an appearance that Madison County judges are for sale.
Circuit judges in Illinois must receive 60 percent “yes” votes in order to be retained for a six year term. Supreme and Appellate Court justices need the same percentage, but they get retained to a 10 year term.
Read more in our daily News Update...