ELECT
ROBERT B. MORTON
Republican
for
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
19th Judicial Circuit
Lake & McHenry Counties, IL.
YOU BE THE JUDGE! ™
EDUCATION:
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, J.D. (1982)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor), B.A. (1978)
PHI BETA KAPPA
EXPERIENCE:
NEARLY 2O YEARS AS ATTORNEY IN ILLINOIS
TRIALS & APPEALS, CRIMINAL & CIVIL
RATED "WELL-QUALIFIED" FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE BY SUPREME COURT'S BLUE RIBBON JUDICIAL SCREENING COMMITTEE IN LAKE COUNTY
"PRIVATE JUDGE":
ARBITRATOR ACCREDITED BY NUMEROUS NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ORGANIZATIONS
STATE HEARING OFFICER FOR ILLINOIS BD. OF EDUCATION
PRESIDED OVER 100+ HEARINGS
LAW ENFORCEMENT:
FORMER ASSISTANT ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL
FORMER POLICE LIEUTENANT
CURRENT PART-TIME POLICE OFFICER (ROUND LAKE AREA)
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Police Officer Robert Morton shown supervising children during this past summer's "REACH ONE" summer camp program in Round Lake Area.
DETAILED QUALIFICATIONS:
Past: Former Assistant Illinois Attorney General. Former Lieutenant of Police.
Current: Attorney-at-Law presently a solo-practitioner primarily engaged in complex civil litigation and Trial and Appeals Court Practice. Also, past experience in criminal law. Admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts of Illinois since 1982; and admitted practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. Mr. Morton is also a State Hearing Officer for the IL. Dept. of Education and an Arbitrator accredited by numerous National and International Dispute Resolution Organizations (Private Judge) -- see detail below.
Currently, Mr. Morton is also a part-time sworn Police Officer (Round Lake Area).
ARBITRATOR ACCREDITATIONS:
American Arbitration Association (AAA) - certified commercial Arbitrator; ICC International Court of Arbitration & US Council for International Business (USCIB) - approved commercial Arbitrator panelist; Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) - approved International Arbitrator panelist; British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Center (BCICAC) - approved International Arbitrator panelist; National Association of Securities Dealers (N.A.S.D.) - certified (public) Arbitrator (including Emergency Interim Injunctions and Large/Complex Case Panels)National Future's Association (N.F.A.) - certified (public) Arbitrator; Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association (CIDRA) - approved neutral Arbitrator; New York Stock Exchange (N.Y.S.E.) - certified (public) Arbitrator; Chicago Stock Exchange (C.S.E.) - certified (public) Arbitrator; Chicago Board Options Exchange (C.B.O.E.) - certified (public) Arbitrator; American Stock Exchange (A.M.E.X.) - certified (public) Arbitrator; Cook County Court Mandatory Arbitration Program - certified Arbitrator; Illinois State Board of Education - certified Hearing Officer for teacher dismissal cases; U.S. Justice Department - approved neutral/arbitrator.
EXPERIENCED ARBITRATOR/CHAIR - chaired and presided well in excess of 100+ Arbitration Hearings.
N.A.S.D. Arbitrator
Training Lecturer -- Invited Speaker at National Arbitrator Skills Training Conference on
presiding as Arbitrator/Chair in cases involving Injunctions, Non-compete agreements and
Trade Secrets.
Member in good-standing of the Lake County Bar Association.
Member in good-standing of the Illinois State Bar Association.
Resident of unincorporated Antioch, IL. (on Fox Lake).
Married to Nancy Persson Morton.
Republican for
Circuit Court Judge
Nineteenth 19th Judicial Circuit (McHenry & Lake Counties)
SO YOU TOO CAN PROUDLY SAY:
™
MORTON FOR JUDGE COMMITTEE
P.O. BOX 722
ANTIOCH, IL. 60002-0722
Campaign News: Judgeship Lost by only 1 Vote (Twice)?
A Petition Challenge and Objection to the nominating Petitions of Judge Mary S. Schostok was filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections on behalf of Robert B. Morton by Nancy P. Morton, then Successor Chairwoman of the Morton for Judge Committee. The Objection to Schostok's nominating Petitions claimed that her Petitions unlawfully (and repeatedly) used Schostok's official "title" as a sitting Judge, in clear violation of the Illinois Election Code, 10 ILCS 5/7-10.2. Prior well-settled legal precedent clearly mandated her removal from the ballot for violation of this provision of the election code, due to the inherent taint of undue influence from the use of official titles on petitions. See: Jones v. Electoral Bd., 112 Ill.App.3d 926, 446 N.E.2d 256 (1983). Since Schostok was Morton's only opponent for this contested judicial vacancy, a ruling upholding the Petition challenge would effectively result in Morton's election as Circuit Judge. On January 22, 2002, after hearing arguments on the Objection to Schostok's nominating petitions, the Illinois State Board of Elections stalemated in a 4-4 Tie Vote (Case No. 01 SEBGP 511). Morton filed an appeal in the Circuit Court for Sangamon County in Springfield, Illinois (Case No. 02 MR 44). On February 6, 2002, the Hon. Circuit Judge Leslie Graves, correctly followed legal precedent by ruling in favor of Morton's Objection, holding that Schostok's violation had forfeited her candidacy and Ordering the State Board of Elections to remove Schostok's name from the Primary Election ballot. Schostok then appealed, and after expedited review on February 22, 2002, in an unpublished ruling the 4th District Appellate Court, ignoring legal precedent, reversed and allowed Schostok back on the primary ballot (Case No. 4-02-0119). The Illinois Supreme Court then granted a rare emergency appeal filed by Morton, and scheduled oral arguments the week prior to the Primary election. Justice Robert Thomas properly recused himself because he had recommended the Supreme Court's temporary appointment of Schostok to fill a vacancy on the Lake County Circuit Court. Finally, on March 12, 2002, immediately following oral arguments (Morton argued his own case before the Court), the Illinois Supreme Court announced in a brief Order that the Justices had deadlocked in a 3-3 Tie Vote and thus was constitutionally unable to reach a majority decision, thereby narrowly permitting Schostok to remain on the Primary ballot despite her obvious folly (Docket No. 93330). QUERY: If Schostok had not been a sitting Judge appointed by the very same Supreme Court deciding her fate, would the result have been the same? "You be the Judge!"™
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The 2002 Primary Opponent of Robert B. Morton was: Judge Mary S. Schostok, of Libertyville, Illinois.
(Previously, Morton had also filed a Petition challenge against 2000 Primary candidate Lake County Circuit Judge David M. Hall )
The (original) 2002 Chairman of the Morton for Judge Committee was: Dr. William C. Dam (a/k/a Doc Dam ), of Fox Lake, Illinois. (former Mayor of Fox Lake, former President of the Grant Township Republican Club, former Chairman of the Fox Waterway Agency, and Illinois Republic Central Committeeman ); late in the campaign he was succeeded by Nancy P. Morton, Chairwoman of the Morton for Judge Committee.
The paid Media Consultant for Morton's 2002 campaign was: Larry Leafblad, of Grayslake, Illinois (District 6 Commissioner of the Lake County Board).
The paid Television Commercial Productions Technician/Consultant was: Robert (Bob) Sabonjian (District 8 Commissioner of the Lake County Board; and Waukegan 2009 Mayoral Candidate)
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