Lloyd A. Karmeier (born January 12, 1940) is a former American judge who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from the 5th district.
[1] After graduating as valedictorian from Okawville Community High School in 1958,[1] Karmeier received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1962 and a J.D.
[2] According to Herald and Review, "In his position, which he'll fill for three years after being elected by his fellow justices on the seven-member court, Karmeier will serve as the top administrator for Illinois' judicial system, which includes more than 900 judges.
[10] During his candidacy for the office of judge in Illinois, Karmeier managed to raise $4.8 million for his election campaign.
When Karmeier was elected, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper published an editorial, "Big business won a nice return on a $4.3 million investment ...
A political group of trial lawyers funded a last-minute, $2 million advertising campaign in an unsuccessful effort to unseat him.
[4] Karmeier addressed the controversies in a 2014 filing in the Philip Morris case, in which he wrote, "When I ran for this office a decade ago, I made only one promise.
It was a promise to the People of Illinois and the voters of the Fifth Judicial District that if elected, I would decide every case free of outside influence and based solely on the law and the facts.