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David K. Overstreet |
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Associate Justice–elect of the Supreme Court of Illinois |
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Succeeding |
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Justice of the 5th District Appellate Court of Illinois |
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Assumed office |
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Judge of the Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court |
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Lloyd A. Karmeier |
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Born |
January 14, 1966 (age 54) |
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Spouse(s) |
Suzanne |
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Children |
Three children |
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David K. Overstreet (born January 14, 1966) is an Illinois state court judge and an Associate Justice–elect of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
Education
Overstreet received his Bachelor of Science from Lipscomb University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law.
Legal career
Overstreet started his legal career with Miller, Tracy, Braun & Wilson of Monticello, Illinois from 1991–1992. He then practiced with the Law Office of Peter G. Angelos of Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1992–1995, and with Mitchell, Neubauer, Shaw & Hanson, P.C., Neubauer, Hanson & Overstreet, P.C., and Neubauer & Overstreet, P.C. of Mount Vernon, Illinois, from 1995 until his appointment to the bench in 2007.
Judicial career
He was appointed to the Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court in 2007 by Karmaier and served until his elevation to the Appellate Court. He was appointed to the 5th District Appellate Court of Illinois in 2017.
Illinois Supreme Court
Further
information: 2020 Illinois judicial elections
Overstreet faced off against Republican primary challenger John B. Barberis Jr.
On November 3, 2020, he went on to win the general election
against his challenger Democrat Justice Judy Cates.[4]
Personal life
He is married to his wife Suzanne and they have three children.
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