Alex Kaplan

Republican Party

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2016
* 1.1.1 Selection method
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

Alex Kaplan was a 2016 candidate for the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He was defeated in the primary on March 15, 2016.

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[1] Steven Kozicki defeated Alex Kaplan in the Illinois Cook County Twelfth Subcircuit Court Republican Primary.[2]

Cook County Twelfth Subcircuit Court, Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Steven Kozicki | 56.21% | 18,274
Alex Kaplan | 43.79% | 14,236
Total Votes | 32,510
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016

#### Selection method[edit]

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[edit]

* Courts in Illinois
* Local trial court judicial elections, 2016

## External links[edit]

* Illinois Circuit Courts

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2016 Election Schedule and Registration Deadlines," accessed October 26, 2016
2. ↑ Illinois Judges, "Announced Vacancies for the Primary and General Elections 2016," accessed December 21, 2015
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
4. ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014

Illinois courts

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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