Threlkeld to seek circuit judge post
April 26, 2021
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EDWARDSVILLE Christopher Threlkeld has announced his candidacy for a circuit judge vacancy in 2022.
A Republican, Threlkeld will run to fill the vacancy created when Circuit Judge David Dugan was confirmed to serve in the federal district court.
Threlkeld has been a circuit judge since February 2020 when he was appointed by Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier (retired). He was reappointed in December 2020.
Threlkeld serves in the civil division and presides over Law division cases. He has also served as the presiding judge over arbitration and other civil dockets. While he was the presiding judge over arbitration, he established remote arbitration hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Mark Ellebracht - WBGZ Radio
A local judge has announced he is running for Resident Circuit Judge in the fall of 2022. Judge Christopher Threlkeld of Edwardsville is seeking the Republican nomination for the open seat created when Circuit Judge David Dugan was appointed to the federal court.
Threlkeld has been a circuit judge since February 2020 when he was appointed to the bench and was reappointed in December 2020. He currently serves the civil division and presides over Law division cases along with arbitration and other civil dockets. While he was the presiding judge over arbitration, he established remote arbitration hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic. He received his law license in 2000 and practiced law in Edwardsville at Lucco, Brown, Threlkeld & Dawson for twenty years before being appointed to the Circuit Court. He was employed as a Deputy Treasurer for then Madison County Treasurer, John Shimkus, prior to practicing law.