Brian T Shinkle
Biography
No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Wayne County, Illinois
Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. Valentine
Wayne County, Illinois
Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. Valentine
Shinkle was on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Wayne County election filings. Certified results will appear here once the election office certifies the count. Illinois certifies the general election by December 4, 2026; county canvasses are due November 24. Official results: www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx.
About this race
Brian T Shinkle is on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy on the 2nd Judicial Circuit Court (the seat vacated by the Hon. Valentine). The 2nd Judicial Circuit covers Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne and White 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.
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