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PRESS RELEASE
December 16, 2009
Contact: Atty. Fred M. Morelli, Jr.
PRESS RELEASE
Phone: (630) 892-6665
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Web site: FredMorelliForCircuitJudge.com
RETIRED SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
ENDORSES FRED MORELLI
Aurora, Illinois – Retired
Illinois Supreme Court Justice John Nickels has endorsed
Aurora attorney Fred Morelli for Circuit Court Judge in the
16th Judicial Circuit. The 16th circuit is comprised of all
of Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties. Morelli will seek the
Republican nomination in the primary election February 2,
2010.
“I am humbled to receive this endorsement from Justice
Nickels,” Morelli said. “His distinguished 30-year legal and
judicial career is an example for all of us who aspire to
attain the pinnacle in our profession. I consider him a
colleague, a mentor and a very special friend.”
Justice Nickels served on the Illinois Supreme Court from
1992 to 1998. Before becoming a Supreme Court Justice, he
served as an Appellate Court Judge and a Circuit Judge in
the 16th Judicial Circuit.
Nickels presided over cases that Morelli tried while Nickels
was on the trial bench and also cases that Morelli argued
while Nickels served on the Illinois Supreme Court and 2nd
District Appellate Court.
“It was a pleasure to have
appeared in his courtroom during those periods of his
career,” said Morelli, who also had cases against Nickels
before Nickels became a judge.
Prior to his years of judicial experience, Justice Nickels
practiced law in Kane County for more than 20 years. Justice
Nickels currently lives on a farm in Maple Park where he
maintains an active interest in the law in addition to
managing the family farm with his son.
Morelli has more than 40 years of full-time legal experience
which includes five years as an Associate Judge for the 16th
Judicial Circuit, from 1976 to 1981. As associate judge, he
heard cases ranging from traffic and criminal to family law
and civil trials. He began practicing law in Aurora in 1967,
and has worked as an Assistant State’s Attorney and a public
defender. After not seeking retention as an associate judge
in 1981, he started private practice in Aurora.
October 6, 2009
Contact: Atty. Fred M. Morelli, Jr.
PRESS RELEASE
Phone: (630) 892-6665
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Web site: FredMorelliForCircuitJudge.com
FRED MORELLI ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Aurora, Illinois – Committed to fairness, civility and
respect, former associate judge and Aurora attorney Fred
Morelli has announced his candidacy for Circuit Court Judge
in the 16th Judicial Circuit. The 16th circuit is comprised
of all of Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties. Morelli will
seek the Republican nomination in the primary election
February 2, 2010.
Vowing to “work hard to ensure that our judicial system
lives up to its ideal and serves the public well,” Morelli
said that he is “dedicated to the principle of equal justice
for all.” Morelli’s campaign slogan is “Let’s get to work.”
“I am a steadfast believer in the Constitution of the United
States and the protection it affords us all,” he added. “The
judicial system needs to represent fairness, respect and
civility among lawyers and litigants. For these reasons, I
am running for the position of circuit judge.”
A current resident of Aurora, Morelli has more than 40 years
of full-time legal experience which includes five years as
an Associate Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit, from 1976
to 1981. As associate judge, he heard cases ranging from
traffic court to family law. He began practicing law in
Aurora in 1967, and has worked as an Assistant State’s
Attorney and a public defender. After not seeking retention
as an associate judge in 1981, he started private practice
at his office on Galena Boulevard in Aurora.
“I am uniquely qualified for the position of circuit judge,”
Morelli stated, “because of my diverse background as a
judge, prosecutor, public defender and general practitioner.
I have a keen sense of how the court system operates from
both sides of the bench.”
Morelli has experience in all fields of law on both the
state and federal level, and has practiced in federal court
throughout the country from California to New York, and from
Texas to Wisconsin. His state court experience has been in
Indiana, Wisconsin, Florida, and in most counties in
northern Illinois. Morelli has conducted appeals not only in
state appellate court, but also the Illinois Supreme Court,
federal appellate courts and the United States Supreme
Court. In addition, he has been a presenter at various
continuing legal education seminars, most recently speaking
on “Civility in the Courtroom” in August 2009.
Morelli earned his undergraduate degree, as well as his law
degree from the University of Notre Dame. In addition to his
law practice, Morelli is also a military veteran with seven
years of service in the Illinois National Guard receiving an
honorable discharge at the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Fred and
his wife, Maria, have been married for 43 years and have
three daughters and five grandchildren.
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