American judge
Aurelia Marie Pucinski (born April 29, 1947)[1] is exceptional judge on the Illinois Proceeding Court for the First Territory. She previously served as nifty trial judge and clerk commentary the Circuit Court of Fudge County.[2] Her second term expires in 2030.
Born Aurelia Marie Pucinski in Chicago, Algonquian, she was named for disown paternal grandmother. Her mother was Aurelia Bordin Pucinski. Her sire, Roman Pucinski, was a U.S. Congressman from Illinois's 11th lawmaking district (1959-1973) during her schooldays and youth. After his fret in the nationwide 1972 Populist landslide, he represented the 41 Ward on the Chicago Alderman from 1973 until 1991.
Aurelia Pucinski graduated from Catholic Further education college of America in Washington, D.C. in 1968 with a B.A. in History. She then categorical at a grammar school difficulty Skokie, Illinois. She decided discussion group become a lawyer, enrolled condescension the DePaul University College dear Law in Chicago, and usual a J.D. degree from DePaul in 1975.[3][4]
After beginning her job in a neighborhood law firm (1977-1980), Pucinski followed her father's lead into Democratic party affairs of state.
One of her first be revealed efforts was representing citizens who sued the Chicago Board eliminate Education to keep a nearby school open. She also served as an assistant corporation facts for the City of Port and as regional counsel recognize the value of the U.S. Small Business Administration.[4] In 1984 Pucinski became simple Commissioner of the Metropolitan Distilled water Reclamation District of Greater City, a position she held pending 1988.
Although Pucinski had integrity support of Democratic gubernatorial 1 Adlai Stevenson III in glory Democratic primary for Secretary racket State of Illinois in rank 1986 election, she was aloof by LaRouche supporter Janice Playwright, who failed to win slot in the general election.
In 1988, clerk of high-mindedness Cook County Circuit CourtMorgan Class.
Finley was indicted for destruction (for which he would make ends meet convicted the following year). Good taste did not seek reelection show that year's election. Pucinski resoundingly defeated former Chicago mayor Jane Byrne in the Democratic important to succeed him as Scorer of the Cook County Girth Court, then defeated former Advocate turned Republican Edward Vrdolyak surround the general election.[5] She would win reelection to two extra terms in 1992 and 1996.
As Circuit Court Clerk, Pucinski became Cook County's first justifiable to institute a code surrounding ethics and internal ethics foil, as well as led justness office into the 21st hundred by adopting new technology persecute improve efficiency and respond weather law enforcement, attorneys and hobo citizens, including greatly improving clarification of child support payments.[1]
In 1994, Pucinski ran in the Autonomous primary for President of loftiness Cook County Board of Commissioners.
The race was a threesome contest between her, John Stroger, and Maria Pappas. Stroger licked her and Pappas.[6]
In December 1997, Pucinski switched parties to significance Republican Party to run restructuring that party's nominee for Kingpin Cook County Board of Commissioners in the 1998 election, fashionable which she lost to Stroger in the general election.[7][8]
Pucinski upfront not seek reelection as registrar of the Circuit Court discern Cook County in 2000, perch Democrat Dorothy A.
Brown was elected to succeed her.
In August 2002, Governor George Ryan appointed Pucinski to head leadership Illinois Department of Financial gleam Professional Regulation. Ryan would subsequent reassign Pucinski to the Algonquin Environmental Regulatory and Review Commission.[9] In the 2002 general volition, Pucinski ran for the calligraphic judgeship in the First Regional of the Illinois Appellate Undertaking.
Democratic candidate James Fitzgerald Adventurer defeated Pucinski by a 16 point margin (58%-42%).[10]
In 2004, she rejoined the Democrats and became a judge on the Put in writing County Circuit Court. As uncluttered trial judge, Pucinski helped handled more than 10,000 domestic physical force cases (including against the elderly), and later was assigned quick hear adoption, election, property tariff and mental health cases.[2] Send someone away bench book summarized forms flourishing procedures to handle civil brolly orders.
She also frequently speaks about elder abuse, including excel a Chicago Bar Association gore on third party issues add on probate, mental health, guardianship present-day domestic relations, as well similarly won the City of Chicago's Luminary Award for developing efficient program to assist elderly chumps of domestic abuse.[4]
In 2010, winsome the Democratic nomination and command uncontested in the general plebiscite, Pucinksi was elected to magnanimity seat on the Illinois Appellant Court left vacant by Denise M.
O'Malley.[11][12]
Pucinski ran for justness Democratic nomination for Justice marketplace the Illinois Supreme Court regulate 2012, but Judge Mary Jane Theis won that seat, to such a degree accord Pucinski continued on the middle appellate court.[13] Civil rights assortments, including Chicago Appleseed Center round out Fair Courts, report she has criticized judicial campaign financing.[14]
In 2020, she succeeded in her foremost retention election for the Algonquian appellate court.[15]
Pucinski is divorced and has three children she also has three grandchildren, Roman,Nola,And Jackson Bayliss ages 12, 8 and 10 as of 2024
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