Sheldon R. Sobol
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Biography
Sobol is the sitting Judge of the Circuit Court, 13th Judicial Circuit, standing for retention, per the county's own certified specimen ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
LaSalle County, Illinois
Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Sheldon R. Sobol (13th Judicial Circuit)
LaSalle County, Illinois
Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Sheldon R. Sobol (13th Judicial Circuit)
One candidate is tracked for Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Sheldon R. Sobol (13th Judicial Circuit) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sheldon R. Sobol. Candidate information follows official LaSalle County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Circuit Court Judge Sheldon R. Sobol faces a yes/no retention vote to remain in office as Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit, per the county's certified specimen ballot; retention requires a 60% yes vote under Illinois law.
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.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Sheldon R. Sobol, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.