The Kane County Bar Association recently completed its evaluation of the 18 candidates for the seven circuit judge vacancies in the 16th Judicial Circuit. The Sixteenth Judicial Circuit includes Kane, Kendall and DeKalb Counties. The findings of the Bar Association's Judicial Evaluation Committee, reported to the Chief Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, are as follows: CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Robert Peter Grometer)

• Fred M. Morelli, Republican Recommended
• Kevin T. Busch, Republican Highly Recommended

CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, DeKALB COUNTY (To fill additional judgeship A)

• Richard D. Larson, Republican Not Recommended
• Thomas L. Doherty, Republican Recommended
• T. Jordan Gallagher, Democrat Highly Recommended

CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, KANE COUNTY (To fill additional judgeship A)

• Thomas Patrick Rice, Republican Recommended
• Robert L. Janes, Republican Highly Recommended
• D.J. Tegeler, Republican Recommended
• Leonard J. Wojtecki, Republican Not Presently Recommended
• David R. Akemann, Republican Highly Recommended
• John G. Dalton, Democrat Not Presently Recommended
• Michael C. Funkey, Democrat Recommended

CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, KENDALL COUNTY (To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Grant S. Wegner)

• Timothy J. McCann, Republican Highly Recommended

CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, KENDALL COUNTY (To fill additional judgeship A)

• Michael W. Reidy, Republican Recommended
• Robert P. (Bob) Pilmer, Republican Recommended
• Theodore W. Lagerwall, Jr., Republican Not Presently Recommended

CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, THIRD SUBCIRCUIT (To fill additional judgeship A)

• Karen Simpson, Republican Recommended

CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, FOURTH SUB CIRCUIT (To fill additional judgeship A)

• Susan Clancy Boles, Republican Highly Recommended

Kane County Bar Association Circuit Court recommendations and evaluation process