C. John Baricevic
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C. John Baricevic is a former judge of the Twentieth Circuit Court of Illinois.[1]
Baricevic was elected in 2004 and retained in 2010.[2] Instead of running for retention again in 2016, he submitted his resignation and filed for a vacancy on the court. Read more below.[3]
Baricevic's son, C.J. Baricevic, was a 2016 candidate for the U.S. House.[4]
Education
Baricevic earned a B.S. from St. Benedict's College, going on to receive his master's degree from Kansas State Teachers College in 1975 and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1978.[2][5]
Career
- 2005-2016: Judge, Twentieth Circuit Court
- 1991-2004: Board chairman, St. Clair County
- 1980-1990: State's attorney, St. Clair County
- 1978-1980: Assistant state's attorney, St. Clair County
- 1970-1973: Head college football coach, Benedictine College in Kansas.[2]
Approach to the law
In an interview with The Madison-St. Clair Record, Baricevic said the following:
| “ | I do believe the Illinois judiciary is under attack from special interests who push judges to rule for them regardless of what the law happens to be. Judges are elected to enforce the law, not make it. Judges are required to apply the law as passed.[2][6] | ” |
Elections
2016
Baricevic submitted his resignation and also filed to run for election to a vacancy on the court instead of running for retention. Judges Robert B. Haida and Robert P. LeChien also resigned and filed for election. Baricevic and Haida filed to run for each other's vacancies, while LeChien filed to run for his own vacancy. While this strategy may force the judges to run against an opponent, they would need only a majority to win. Judges running for retention must receive 60 percent of the vote in order to secure another term.[3]
Attorneys hired by Belleville City Clerk Dallas Cook launched an attempt to keep the judges off the primary ballot, accusing the judges of "circumventing what is intended by the Illinois Constitution."[7] Attorneys from both sides presented oral arguments to the Illinois State Board of Elections on January 4. An attorney representing the judges said, "It is irregular, but that doesn’t make it illegal."[3] The board of elections addressed the matter in its regularly scheduled meeting on January 20. Due to a 4-4 tie vote, the board took no action in removing the judges from the ballot.[8]
Illinois held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. Ronald Duebbert defeated C. John Baricevic in the Illinois Twentieth Circuit Court general election.
| Illinois Twentieth Circuit Court, Haida Vacancy, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ronald Duebbert |
50.26% | 82,125 | |
| Democratic | C. John Baricevic | 49.74% | 81,286 | |
| Total Votes | 163,411 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed April 10, 2017 | ||||
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[9] C. John Baricevic ran unopposed in the Illinois Twentieth Circuit Court Democratic Primary.[10]
| Illinois Twentieth Circuit Court, Haida Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| C. John Baricevic (unopposed) |
100.00% | 33,288 |
| Total Votes | 33,288 | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016 | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the 20th Circuit Court," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Madison-St. Clair Record, "Baricevic QA: Special interests tainting jury pool," September 7, 2005
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Belleville News-Democrat, "Attorneys present arguments on both sides of election challenge for three St. Clair County judges," January 4, 2016
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat, "Belleville attorney C.J. Baricevic confirms run for Congress," June 1, 2015
- ↑ Martindale, "C. John Baricevic Lawyer Profile," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat, "Motions to knock judges off primary ballot filed with state," December 19, 2015
- ↑ Madison Record, "Elections board deadlocked in judicial ballot challenge; Judicial review may be sought in Cook or Sangamon County," January 20, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2016 Election Schedule and Registration Deadlines," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Judges, "Announced Vacancies for the Primary and General Elections 2016," accessed December 21, 2015
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
