Ramon Ocasio III
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Ramon Ocasio III is judge of the 6th Judicial Subcircuit in Cook County, Illinois
. The 6th Judicial Subcircuit is located on Chicago's North Side.
. Ocasio joined the bar in 1989, and spent four years as a public defender in criminal cases. He left his job as a public defender to run the Illinois Attorney General’s regional consumer fraud office in Chicago. Eight years later, he would return to the public defender’s office, where he work as a supervisor with 18 other lawyers working beneath him. Ocasio also served as president of the Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois.
Ed Lechowicz, son of former State Senator and Cook County Commissioner, Ted Lechowicz. State Senator Miguel del Valle
, State Senator Iris Martinez
, and Chicago Alderman Rey Colon
all endorsed and actively campaigned for Ocasio. Lechowicz spent a total of $219,594.16 on his campaign to Ocasio's $32,266.71. Ocasio won with 43.33% of the vote; Lechowicz received 36.70% and Roxanne L. Rochester came in third with 19.97% of the vote.
. He is currently overseeing the criminal case against 19-year-old armed robbery parolee Timothy Herring, Jr., who was denied bail after gunning down Michael Flisk, a Chicago Police Department
evidence technician, and Stephen Peters, a retired Chicago Housing Authority officer. Herring feared returning to prison after he burglarized Peters' customized red Mustang GT for the stereo in it; the car was kept in a garage across from where Herring lived. Herring had earlier stated he wanted to raid it; he shot them after telling Peters he knew who stole the parts. Peters, who had a gun because he suspected that the burglar would return, had replied it didn't matter: fingerprints had been recovered that would solve the case. When Herring found one of them still moving, he shot them both again in the head, killing them.
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
. The 6th Judicial Subcircuit is located on Chicago's North Side.
Early life
Ocasio graduated from Roberto Clemente High School and went on to the University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
. Ocasio joined the bar in 1989, and spent four years as a public defender in criminal cases. He left his job as a public defender to run the Illinois Attorney General’s regional consumer fraud office in Chicago. Eight years later, he would return to the public defender’s office, where he work as a supervisor with 18 other lawyers working beneath him. Ocasio also served as president of the Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois.
Campaign for Judge
In 2006, Ocasio entered the race for Judge of the 6th Judicial Subcircuit. Although he was rated qualified to highly qualified by all 10 bar associations in Cook County, the Democratic Committeeman chose to slate (elections)Slate (elections)
A slate is a group of candidates that run in multi-seat or multi-position elections on a common platform.The common platform may be because the candidates are all members of a political party, have the same or similar policies, or some other reason....
Ed Lechowicz, son of former State Senator and Cook County Commissioner, Ted Lechowicz. State Senator Miguel del Valle
Miguel del Valle
Miguel del Valle is an American politician and the former City Clerk of Chicago. He was an Illinois State Senator for two decades, representing the 2nd district of Chicago from 1987 – 2006...
, State Senator Iris Martinez
Iris Martinez
Iris Y. Martinez is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 20th district since 2003. She is also the Assistant Majority Leader in the State Senate.- Early life :...
, and Chicago Alderman Rey Colon
Rey Colón
Rey Colón is alderman of the 35th ward of the City of Chicago; he was first elected in 2003.-Early history:Colón grew up in the Logan Square neighborhood...
all endorsed and actively campaigned for Ocasio. Lechowicz spent a total of $219,594.16 on his campaign to Ocasio's $32,266.71. Ocasio won with 43.33% of the vote; Lechowicz received 36.70% and Roxanne L. Rochester came in third with 19.97% of the vote.
Current Judgeship
Ocasio currently presides over Cook County's traffic courtTraffic court
Traffic court is a term that refers to a municipality's specialized judicial process for handling traffic ticket cases. In the United States, a person who is given a citation by a police officer can either plead guilty and pay the indicated fine directly to the court house, by mail, or in some...
. He is currently overseeing the criminal case against 19-year-old armed robbery parolee Timothy Herring, Jr., who was denied bail after gunning down Michael Flisk, a Chicago Police Department
Chicago Police Department
The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago. It is the largest police department in the Midwest and the second largest local law enforcement agency in the...
evidence technician, and Stephen Peters, a retired Chicago Housing Authority officer. Herring feared returning to prison after he burglarized Peters' customized red Mustang GT for the stereo in it; the car was kept in a garage across from where Herring lived. Herring had earlier stated he wanted to raid it; he shot them after telling Peters he knew who stole the parts. Peters, who had a gun because he suspected that the burglar would return, had replied it didn't matter: fingerprints had been recovered that would solve the case. When Herring found one of them still moving, he shot them both again in the head, killing them.