Brenda Mathis
Republican
Biography
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Montgomery County, Illinois
Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. Jarman
Montgomery County, Illinois
Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. Jarman
One candidate is tracked for Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. Jarman on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Brenda Mathis. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Brenda Mathis is on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy on the 4th Judicial Circuit Court (the seat vacated by the Hon. Jarman). The 4th Judicial Circuit covers Christian, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Marion, Montgomery and Shelby 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.
This race. One name is on the ballot for this seat.