John Noverini
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Originalist (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Noverini
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
Supreme Court District 2
Incumbent
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Paul Caprio
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2010)
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OTHER INFORMATION
Judge Noverini has served on the Illinois Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court since 2008.
From His Campaign Website:
- “Abraham Lincoln wisely stated that our constitution is the safeguard of our liberties. As your Supreme Court Justice, I pledge to uphold the constitution and rule fairly and without bias. I sincerely ask for your support in the upcoming Republican Primary election on June 28, 2022.”
- His About section says that "...in his 2008 judicial election, Noverini, despite not having prior judicial service[,] defeated the appointed office-holder. In unseating the then-incumbent, Noverini, with bipartisan support, became one of the first Democratic judicial candidates to win in Kane County. In the 2014 and 2020 nonpartisan retention elections[,] Judge Noverini was overwhelmingly retained by the voters." Noverini was formerly a Republican precinct committeeman from 1996-2006 and was chairman of the Dundee County Republicans in 2004 and 2006. The About section concludes, "In seeking the Republican nomination for Supreme Court, Noverini is coming home to the party that is aligned with his core values. While the Democratic party has so dramatically shifted to the left in recent years, Judge Noverini’s conservative principles and personal integrity have remained constant, such that he welcomes a return to his roots in the Republican party and looks forward to an enthusiastic, vigorous and engaging campaign."
- In a newsletter about a recent mask mandate case, Noverini stressed the independence of the Illinois judiciary and said, "Judges do not make law, but they do make important decisions on the constitutionality of bills approved by the legislative branch and signed into law by the executive branch. Our system of governance provides checks and balances and ensures that no one branch of government has total authority. Our freedoms and liberties hinge on these checks and balances on the use of political power.”
Info From Other Sources:
- Judge Noverini participated in a radio interview with Mark Vargas on AM560 to speak about the Illinois Bar Association threatening him with a "Not Recommended" rating for refusing to answer "political" questions. Noverini said that he treats everyone who walks into his courtroom the same way. He was previously recommended by the Bar Association, but he said that the questionnaire had gotten more political over the years. He said that the Illinois government's move to create subcircuits within judicial circuits resulted in a greater number of Democrat judges on the bench and was an attempt to gain control of the courts
- One of his Facebook posts said, "You can trust that Judge Noverini, when elected, will: Follow the law, safeguard our liberties, preserve, protect and defend our Constitution, and stand up for our inalienable rights"
QUESTIONNAIRE
VALUES
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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What types of pro bono work have you done?
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
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What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
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Why should the voters choose you?
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I voted in these primaries and general elections:
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
Justices should not interpret the federal and state constitutions as living documents, but should use a textualist and originalist approach to interpretation.
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What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
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Which current or past U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
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How should a court address the balance between public health and individual freedoms in the time of a pandemic?
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In light of the case Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a prohibition on sexual-orientation discrimination, which justice’s opinion most closely aligns with your own opinion?
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What role (if any) does a judge have in maintaining the separation of church and state?
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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When should a judge overturn past court decisions?
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How should a judge determine which rights are protected by the Constitution even though they are not specifically mentioned?
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What legal principles should a court consider when evaluating parents’ objection to their child obtaining medical procedures or drugs designed to affirm the child’s desired gender?
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What principles should guide a court’s analysis of whether your state’s constitution gives terminally ill patients a right to assisted suicide?
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Would you describe your judicial philosophy as originalist, living constitutionalist, or something else?
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