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Job Title
Hon. Douglas Gruenke
Republican Party Candidate
48.8% - (13,322 or 27,299) Primary votes
4th Circuit - At Large
EXPERIENCE
Associate Judge 4th Judicial Circuit Court: 2021- Present
Appointed 2021 and Reappointed 2023
Clinton County State's Attorney: 2020 - 2021
Private Practice: 2002 - 2020
Adjunct Professor Business Law Park University: 2012 - 2018
EDUCATION
Southern Illinois University: B.A., Political Science - 1999
Southern Illinois University School of Law: J.D. - 2002
RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS
Illinois State Bar Association Advisory Committee Result:
Douglas C. Gruenke – Recommended
Criteria | 2024 | 2023 |
Number of Respondents | 59 | 54 |
Meets Requirements Of Office | 82.46 | 73.08 |
Integrity | 85.96 | 82.69 |
Impartiality | 79.31 | 69.23 |
Legal Ability | 89.83 | 78.85 |
Temperament | 77.97 | 75.00 |
Court Management | 91.07 | 90.00 |
Health | 100 | 98.00 |
Sensitivity | 78.57 | 76.60 |
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