Benjamin W. Reed
Democratic
Biography
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Jackson County, Illinois
Circuit Court, 1st Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. Solverson
Jackson County, Illinois
Circuit Court, 1st Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. Solverson
2 candidates are tracked for Circuit Court, 1st Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. Solverson on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Benjamin W. Reed and Lenoard "Jamie" Snyder. Candidate information follows official Jackson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Benjamin W. Reed and Lenoard "Jamie" Snyder are on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy on the 1st Judicial Circuit Court (the seat vacated by the Hon. Solverson). The 1st Judicial Circuit covers Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union and Williamson counties; every voter there votes on this seat. Illinois circuit judgeships are decided in contested partisan elections, unlike judicial retention questions. Listed from the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.