James Paul Pieczonka
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2014 - Present
2026
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James Paul Pieczonka (Republican Party) is a judge for the 12th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Pieczonka ran for re-election for the 12th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Pieczonka received his undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University. He earned his J.D. degree from the John Marshall Law School in 1983.[1]
Career
Pieczonka was an administrative law judge for the Illinois Department of Revenue from 1985 to 1996. Prior to his judicial election in 2014, he was the principal of the Law Offices of James P. Pieczonka, P.C.[1]
Elections
2020
Cook County Circuit Court 12th Subcircuit, Retention election for James Paul Pieczonka
James Paul Pieczonka was retained to the 12th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 70.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
70.4
|
1,139,014 | ||
No |
29.6
|
478,697 | |||
Total Votes |
1,617,711 | ||||
|
|
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Pieczonka ran for election to the Cook County 12th Subcircuit.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014.
General: He defeated James L. Kaplan in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 50.6 percent of the vote.[2][3][4]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Pieczonka as Not Qualified for election.[5]
2012
Pieczonka ran for election to the Cook County 12th Subcircuit. He was defeated by Andrea M. Schleifer on Nov. 6, 2012 after receiving 46.3% of the vote. He was previously unopposed in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012, receiving 100% of the vote.[6][7][8]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Paul Pieczonka did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 James Paul Pieczonka campaign website, "Biography," accessed October 10, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List – General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk's Office, "2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election," March 18, 2014, accessed March 19, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "Official Vote," November 6, 2012 Scroll to p.137
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Cook County Unofficial Primary Election Results," March 20, 2012 (as of 9:00AM, 3/21/12) Scroll to p.19
- ↑ Committee to Elect Qualified Judges, "Judicial Evaluations for the March 2012 Primary," March 2012 (dead link)
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
