Joe Birkett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joe Birkett
Occupation	Judge
Date Of Birth	Feb 13, 1955(1955-02-13)
Age	69
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Aquarius

Joe Birkett Biography

Joe Birkett is one of the most popular and richest Judge who was born on February 13, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Joseph E. Birkett (born on 13 February 1955) is an appellate court judge in the Illinois Appellate Court – Second District. He been appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court in December 2010 and then elected for an entire time term on November 12, 2012. The term he is currently serving runs until the end of December 2022. Prior to his elevation to the judiciary, Justice Birkett was the State’s Attorney for DuPage County, an office which he held since 1996.

Birkett was the subject of national media attention after he was prosecuted by Marilyn Lemak in 1999 for the murders of her three children. Lemak is currently being sentenced to life.

In 2002, Birkett ran for Illinois Attorney General against Democrat Lisa Madigan. Madigan defeated Birkett in the November 7, 2002 General Election with 50 percent of the vote to Birkett’s 47%.

Judy Baar Topinka named Birkett as her running mate on 9 December 2005. On March 21, 2006, he defeated Steve Rauschenberger, Sandy Wegman, and Lawrence Bruckner in the Republican Party’s primary. Topinka also won her primary race. In the November 7, 2006 General Election, Democrats Rod Blagojevich and Pat Quinn defeated Topinka and Birkett, as well as the Green Party’s Rich Whitney and Julie Samuels.

The Assistant State’s Attorney for Dupage County between 1981 until 1985, Chief of the Major Crimes Unit from 1988 until 1986 as well as Chief Deputy of the Criminal Division from 1986 to 1991, and Chief of the Criminal Division from 1991 to 1996, and served since 1991 as DuPage County State’s Attorney ever since. His first election was held in the month of November of 1996 Then he was elected again in 2000 and 2004.

Joe Birkett Net Worth

Joe Birkett is one of the richest Judge from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joe Birkett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He is engaged with Patricia Hill since July 9 1977. He has 2 children: Nick as well as Jackie. He lives in Wheaton and is a member of St. Daniel The Prophet Catholic Church in Wheaton. The brother in law of his is George Wendt, who is married to Birkett’s sister Bernadette.

Birkett is among the 10 children from the Chicago’s West side. His father passed away when he was just 13 years old. He went to St. Phillip High School as well as Aurora Central Catholic High School where he was a football team captain and the Most Valuable Player. He continued his education at North Central College, where was awarded an B.A. with a major in political Science in 1977 and English from 1977. He was awarded the Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School in 1981, and was able to place at the first place at the Intramural Moot Court Competition.

In 2002 Birkett’s role in the wrongful prosecution of Rolando Cruz, subsequently exonerated by DNA evidence in the murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico, was partly responsible for his loss to Democrat Lisa Madigan in the race for Illinois attorney general.

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Who is Joe Birkett Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Joe Ranked on the list of most popular Judge. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joe Birkett celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.