Non-partisan

John Knight

Greenville

Age: 59

Married

Children: 2

Job: Circuit judge

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Web: www.citizensforknight.com

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Education: Law degree, Washington University

Previous offices: Bond County state's attorney

Qualifications: U.S. Army veteran, 20 years courtroom experience as a prosecutor, 12 years service to the circuit as the presiding judge in Bond County.

Top issues: Maintaining the integrity of a court system that ensures fair and impartial treatment to all civil litigants; that protects the rights of victims of crime as well as the accused; and that provides open and equal access to all.