James Fitzgerald Smith

James Fitzgerald Smith

Nonpartisan

Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Tenure

2002 - Present

Term ends

2032

Years in position

22

Compensation

Base salary

$268,190

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Marquette University, 1966

Law

University of Illinois-Chicago, John Marshall Law School, 1975

Contact

Official website

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James Fitzgerald Smith is a judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. He assumed office on December 2, 2002. His current term ends on December 6, 2032.

Smith ran for re-election for judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Education

Judge Smith graduated from Marquette University in 1966 with two degrees: a B.A. in English & Philosophy and a B.S. in Chemistry & Biology. He then received his J.D. degree from the John Marshall Law School in 1975. In 1992, he graduated from the United States Army War College, after which he was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in 1995.

Career

Judge Smith began his career in 1975 as the Legal Director of Rockford, IL. He became Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago in 1977. From 1979 to 1989, he worked as the City Attorney and City Prosecutor of Des Plaines. He was then appointed to the Cook County Circuit Court, where he served until 2002.

Elections

2022

See also:  Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, James Fitzgerald Smith's seat

James Fitzgerald Smith was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 77.2% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	77.2	888,618
			No	22.8	262,674
			Total Votes		1,151,292

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It has been certified. Source

2012

Smith was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 79.8% of the vote.

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

James Fitzgerald Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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