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Kendall County Judge Robert Pilmer announces retirement · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Kendall County Judge Robert Pilmer announced retirement. His
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  Everlett. Kendall County Judge Robert Pilmer has announced his retirement. His
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  last day on the bench is december first. His replacement will be
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  appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court. Pilmer was first elected in 2012
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  to serve the 16th Judicial Circuit Court in Kane County. He ran
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  unopposed as a Republican. Pilmer transitioned to Kendall County with a brief
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  stint in DeKalb County when the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court was established
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  in 2012 to help over the region's growing population. The 23rd Circuit
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  Court covers Kendall and DeKalb Counties. Pilmer was retained as Judge in
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  2016. In 2019, Pilmer was elected Chief Judge of the 23rd Circuit.
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  The three-year term position has since rotated to Chief Judge Stephen Krenz.
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  Pilmer presided over lawsuits regarding former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert,
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  who died on Monday. More recently, he has presided over multiple lawsuits
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  regarding data centers in Yorkville. Upon announcing his future retirement, Pilmer
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  said it's been an honor and a privilege to service the community.
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  I greatly appreciate the trust people placed in me throughout my legal
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  career, Pilmer said in a new release from the twenty third Judicial
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  Circuit Court in Kendall County. Cret said that his predecessor served the
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  local community with honor and distinction for many years. Throughout his service
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  on the bench, judge, Pilmer has been a model of integrity, impartiality
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  and diligence, Krentz said in the release. We extend our gratitude for
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  all his years of service and wish him and his family the
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  very best in all their future endeavors. Pilmer presided over cases in
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  the civil, criminal and family divisions. During his tenure as chief judge,
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  Pilmer guided the court's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including shifting to
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  remote appearances for attorneys and litigants. Pilmer is a member of the
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  Illinois State Bar Association and the Kendall County Bar Association. He served
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  on the administrative office of the Illinois Court's Remote Appearance Committee, designed
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  to increase the court's accessibility. He also presented courses to other judges
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  at the Biennial Judicial Education Conference, and served as a mentor judge
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  and cohort leader for new judges, according to the release.
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  Before being elected in 2010, Pilmer worked as an attorney with firms
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  in Aurora before forming a law firm with Melissa Barnhart, according to
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  the release. He served on the Yorkville School District 115 board from
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  1989 to 1995. Pilmer is a graduate of West Aurora High School,
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  and earned his law degree from Drake University in Iowa, according to
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  the release. Elections for circuit court judges are partisan. After a six-year
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  term, judges seek to be retained in a non-partisan vote.