Barberis Wins Madison County Circuit Judge Race
From the Belleville News-Democrat
He’s the second Republican to be elected to the bench in Madison County in a century.
St. Jacob lawyer John Barberis, a Republican, beat Associate Judge Clarence Harrison, a Democrat. Barberis received 41,723 votes to Harrison’s 35,114. That vacancy was created by the resignation of Ann Callis, who lost her bid for Congress in the 13th District. Harrison is the son of the late Illinois Supreme Court Justice Moses Harrison.
Barberis, 46, has his own law firm in St. Jacob. In his private practice, he handled criminal and family cases, federal cases, business law and plaintiff personal injury and worker's compensation cases. He recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the county for former treasurer Fred Bathon's handling of the annual delinquent tax sales. He previously worked as a Madison County assistant state's attorney prosecuting child support, traffic and mental health cases. Barberis received his bachelor's degree from Illinois State University and his law degree from Saint Louis University. He is married to Laura. The couple has three children, Jessica, 17, and twins John and Jordan, 12.
Barberis and Harrison could not be reached for comment.
In other judicial races, Steve McGlynn, a Republican who was appointed to the circuit bench by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Karmeier, opposed St. Clair County Associate Judge Heinz Rudolf, a Democrat. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Mike Cook, who resigned after he was arrested on heroin possession and weapons charges. He pleaded guilty earlier this year. With all of St. Clair County precincts and East St. Louis reporting, McGlynn was beating Rudolf by 36,043 to 34,880 votes. Early and absentee votes had not yet been tallied at 12:15 a.m.
As of 11:30 p.m., East St. Louis still had not released any votes. McGlynn wasn’t willing to declare a victory without the East St. Louis returns, but said, “I am proud of our efforts. I am proud of the campaign I ran. I am pleased with how strong a showing we made in the county.”
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From the Belleville News-Democrat
He’s the second Republican to be elected to the bench in Madison County in a century.
St. Jacob lawyer John Barberis, a Republican, beat Associate Judge Clarence Harrison, a Democrat. Barberis received 41,723 votes to Harrison’s 35,114. That vacancy was created by the resignation of Ann Callis, who lost her bid for Congress in the 13th District. Harrison is the son of the late Illinois Supreme Court Justice Moses Harrison.
Barberis, 46, has his own law firm in St. Jacob. In his private practice, he handled criminal and family cases, federal cases, business law and plaintiff personal injury and worker's compensation cases. He recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the county for former treasurer Fred Bathon's handling of the annual delinquent tax sales. He previously worked as a Madison County assistant state's attorney prosecuting child support, traffic and mental health cases. Barberis received his bachelor's degree from Illinois State University and his law degree from Saint Louis University. He is married to Laura. The couple has three children, Jessica, 17, and twins John and Jordan, 12.
Barberis and Harrison could not be reached for comment.
In other judicial races, Steve McGlynn, a Republican who was appointed to the circuit bench by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Karmeier, opposed St. Clair County Associate Judge Heinz Rudolf, a Democrat. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Mike Cook, who resigned after he was arrested on heroin possession and weapons charges. He pleaded guilty earlier this year. With all of St. Clair County precincts and East St. Louis reporting, McGlynn was beating Rudolf by 36,043 to 34,880 votes. Early and absentee votes had not yet been tallied at 12:15 a.m.
As of 11:30 p.m., East St. Louis still had not released any votes. McGlynn wasn’t willing to declare a victory without the East St. Louis returns, but said, “I am proud of our efforts. I am proud of the campaign I ran. I am pleased with how strong a showing we made in the county.”
Read more in our daily News Update...