Object ID
F2016.68
Object Name
Poster, Political
Measurements
56.8325 cm. H x 36.83 cm. L, Item (Overall)
Material
Paper
Object Description
Political poster on cardboard. The poster is white with blue text that reads:
"Highly Qualified. Chicago Bar Association.
Endorsed: Democratic Party, Independent Voters of Illinois
Endorsed: Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Federation of Labor-- AFL-CIO
Judge Themis Karnezis
Circuit Court Democrat".
In the middle of the poster there is a blue filtered photo of Judge Themis Karnezis.
Origin
Judge Karnezis began his legal career in 1970 as an assistant state's attorney in Cook County. In 1974, he began working as a private practice lawyer. He was appointed a Cook County associate judge in June of 1982 and was promoted to circuit judge in 1989. He was retained to this position by voters in 1990. He was involved in the Criminal Division of this court for sixteen years. He also served on the Law Jury Division and as the presiding judge of the Fourth Municipal District before he was assigned to the appellate court in March of 2002.

https://ballotpedia.org/Themis_Karnezis
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Citation
Poster, Political, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/11158. Accessed 04/26/24.