Kristal Rivers
Kristal Rivers (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office on December 1, 2014. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Rivers ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Rivers received a B.A. in political science from Florida A&M University in 1993, and a J.D. from Drake University Law School in 1996.[1]
Career
Prior to her election to the court, Rivers was an assistant attorney general assigned to the Sexually Violent Persons Bureau. She has previously worked as a prosecutor in Dallas, TX. She also has experience in private practice.[1]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Board member, Promise (Partnership to Rescue Minors for Sexual Exploitation)
- Board member, American Bar Association
- Liaison, Human Trafficking Taskforce
- Member, Cook County Bar Association
- Member, Black Women Lawyer's Association[1]
Elections
2020
Cook County Circuit Court, Retention election for Kristal Rivers
Kristal Rivers was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 78.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
78.2
|
1,279,724 | ||
No |
21.8
|
357,046 | |||
Total Votes |
1,636,770 | ||||
|
|
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Rivers ran for election to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 71.0 percent of the vote. She competed against Brendan A. O'Brien and Peter J. Vilkelis.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[2][3][4][5]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Kristal Rivers as Qualified for election in 2014.[6]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kristal Rivers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daily Herald, "Kristal Rivers: Candidate Profile," February 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, "General Primary Election, Unofficial Summary Report," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Gubernatorial Primary Election," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
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
