Robert E. Gordon
Robert E. Gordon is a Justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois, serving since 2006. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1937 · age 89
- Tenure
- Since 2006 · 20 yrs
Judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Appellate Court of Illinois | – | – |
Education
Judicial Record
In our data, Gordon authored 2 published opinions for the court (2018–2019). Most cited: Benedict v. Abbott Labs., Inc. (9 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge. 2 of these were attributed to Gordon by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked ), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Benedict v. Abbott Labs., Inc.† | 118 N.E.3d 518 | 9 |
| 2019 | Johnson v. Nash† | 126 N.E.3d 584 | 2 |
Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- How do judges of the Appellate Court of Illinois reach the bench?
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- Robert E. Gordon is a Justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois.
Sources
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- CourtListener / Free Law Project
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the Appellate Court of Illinois. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).