Lance R. Peterson (Illinois)
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2022 - Present
2024
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Lance R. Peterson is a judge of the Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court. He assumed office on August 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2024.
Peterson (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Peterson to the court of appeals on July 11, 2022, to replace Judge Daniel Schmidt.[1]
Biography
Bildung
Peterson earned his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in 1993.[2]
Career
- 2022 - Present: Judge, Illinois Third District Appellate Court
- 2010-2022: Circuit judge, Illinois Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court (Elected)
- 2001-2010: Associate judge, Illinois Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court (Appointed)[1]
Prior to joining the bench, Peterson served as a state's attorney for Grundy County.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court
Incumbent Lance R. Peterson and John F. Costello Jr. are running in the general election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.
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| John F. Costello Jr. (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court
Incumbent Lance R. Peterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lance R. Peterson | 100.0 | 102,552 |
| Total votes: 102,552 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court
John F. Costello Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John F. Costello Jr. | 100.0 | 92,389 |
| Total votes: 92,389 | |||
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Campaign finance
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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] Lance R. Peterson was retained in the Illinois Thirteenth Circuit Court, Lance Peterson Retention Election with 82.14 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Thirteenth Circuit Court, Lance Peterson Retention Election, 2016 | ||
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| Name | Yes votes | |
 Lance R. Peterson | 82.14% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Peterson defeated Richard Black with 52.05 percent of the vote in the general election.[5][6]
Bar Association recommendation
Peterson has been recommended for election by the Illinois State Bar Association.[7]
Campaign themes
2024
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Supreme Court of Illinois, "Illinois Supreme Court appoints Judge Lance Peterson as third district appellate justice," July 11, 2022
- ↑ John Marshall Law School, "Nota Bene," 2006 (Cached)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results"
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Tuesday's judicial results for all circuit outside of Cook," November 2010
- ↑ Morris Daily Herald, "Polled lawyers recommend Peterson for circuit judge," January 14, 2010
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