ISBA Releases Downstate Bar Surveys
From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
To replace one judge, choose another. That’s the message members of the Illinois State Bar Association in the Metro East area sent when they recommended 3rd Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Clarence W. Harrison II over attorney John B. Barberis Jr. for a Madison County circuit judgeship.
The two are vying for the position that opened up after former chief judge Ann Callis stepped down to run as a Democrat for Congress in the 13th District against incumbent U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis.
More than 93 percent of survey respondents said Harrison — an associate judge since 1999 — “meets acceptable requirements for the office,” while a little less than 24 percent said the same for Barberis, who is based in St. Jacob.
Candidates who receive 65 percent or more “yes” answers to that criterion are deemed “recommended.” Harrison said today that the positive rating is especially meaningful for him.
“As a judge, as you can imagine, we don’t get very much in the way of feedback — particularly positive feedback for those of us who sit in family court,” he said.
“So it’s particularly important to see that our peers and the people that are regularly appearing in front of us do appreciate the job we’re doing and do recognize how much time and effort is put in.”
Barberis runs his own firm, the Law Office of John B. Barberis Jr. He ran unsuccessfully for Madison County circuit clerk in 2012. He could not be reached for comment.
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From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
To replace one judge, choose another. That’s the message members of the Illinois State Bar Association in the Metro East area sent when they recommended 3rd Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Clarence W. Harrison II over attorney John B. Barberis Jr. for a Madison County circuit judgeship.
The two are vying for the position that opened up after former chief judge Ann Callis stepped down to run as a Democrat for Congress in the 13th District against incumbent U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis.
More than 93 percent of survey respondents said Harrison — an associate judge since 1999 — “meets acceptable requirements for the office,” while a little less than 24 percent said the same for Barberis, who is based in St. Jacob.
Candidates who receive 65 percent or more “yes” answers to that criterion are deemed “recommended.” Harrison said today that the positive rating is especially meaningful for him.
“As a judge, as you can imagine, we don’t get very much in the way of feedback — particularly positive feedback for those of us who sit in family court,” he said.
“So it’s particularly important to see that our peers and the people that are regularly appearing in front of us do appreciate the job we’re doing and do recognize how much time and effort is put in.”
Barberis runs his own firm, the Law Office of John B. Barberis Jr. He ran unsuccessfully for Madison County circuit clerk in 2012. He could not be reached for comment.
Read more in our daily News Update...