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Results from 1st Circuit judicial elections and retentions for the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. All judges facing retention were retained.
View results for all judicial elections and retentions outside of Cook.
Winners in Bold (ISBA ratings at right).
Mary Jane Theis (D)
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James G. Riley (R)
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ISBA President John E. Thies urges everyone to use ISBA judicial evaluations when they vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Judicial evaluations are available at www.isba.org/judicialevaluations
Here are the results for Tuesday's judicial primaries for all circuits outside of Cook. Click the link below for the list of results from around the state with ISBA ratings for each candidate.
Winners in bold
(R) Republican
(D) Democrat
Candidates must receive 65% on the question of Meets Requirements of Office in order to be Recommended.
1st Circuit - Williamson County - Eckiss
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Winners in bold
Judicial candidates are rated by the Illinois State Bar Association based on detailed information supplied by candidates, a background check by trained lawyers/investigators, and interviews of each candidate. Ratings reflect the Illinois State Bar Association’s opinion of whether candidates have the necessary qualifications for judicial service and are not a reflection of the candidates’ abilities as lawyers.
Candidates who do not participate in the process are found “not qualified”.
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Winners in bold
Judicial candidates are rated by the Illinois State Bar Association based on detailed information supplied by candidates, a background check by trained lawyers/investigators, and interviews of each candidate. Ratings reflect the Illinois State Bar Association’s opinion of whether candidates have the necessary qualifications for judicial service and are not a reflection of the candidates’ abilities as lawyers.
Candidates who do not participate in the process are found “not qualified”.
All candidates for Illinois judicial offices in the March 20 primary election have been rated by Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) evaluation committees, or in a poll conducted by ISBA. Results are available at www.isba.org/YouBeTheJudge.
In Cook County, an ISBA Judicial Evaluations committee used the results of a questionnaire and interviews to rate candidates for all judicial offices. Candidates for the Appellate Court outside Cook County were also evaluated using this process.
In counties outside Cook, an advisory poll is conducted by mail and sent to all ISBA members in the circuit or district from which a candidate seeks election. Licensed lawyers who are not members of ISBA may request a ballot.
“Through these polls and evaluations, voters are provided the opportunity and responsibility of selecting qualified individuals to serve as judges to assure effective administration of our system of justice,” said John G. Locallo, of Chicago, president of the Illinois State Bar Association. “I encourage voters to consider these poll results when deciding how to vote on March 20.”
A new law in effect limits the number of petitions for judicial candidates. Public Act 97-81 states as follows:
“A candidate in a judicial election may file petitions for nomination for only one vacancy in a subcircuit and only one vacancy in a circuit in any one filing period, and if petitions for nomination have been filed for the same person for 2 or more vacancies in the same circuit or subcircuit in the same filing period, his or her name shall be certified only for the first vacancy for which the petitions for nomination were filed.”
The State Board of Elections will accept for filing and process only one petition for a circuit vacancy and/or only one petition for a subcircuit vacancy in any filing period. PA 97-81 did not change existing law regarding candidates filing for other multiple incompatible offices.
Please refer to the judicial candidate filing and multiple office filing information in the State Board of Elections’ 2012 Candidate’s Guide (www.elections.il.gov) for further guidance. The 2012 Candidate’s Guide contains important information as to these topics and the State Board of Elections’ policies on judicial filings. The State Board of Elections’ policy on judicial filings can be seen here.
Note: These are the results from 2010. Click here for March 2012 results.
All of Illinois' Supreme Court Justices won their retention races on Tuesday - but three Supreme Court Justices were dismissed in Iowa. Results from retentions and contested elections (winners in bold). Cook County Circuit (McCarthy vacancy)
Retention Candidates - YES OR NO Supreme Court 1st Judicial District
Appellate Court 1st Judicial District
All of Illinois' Supreme Court Justices won their retention races on Tuesday - but three Supreme Court Justices were dismissed in Iowa. Results from retentions and contested elections (winners in bold, Yes or No on retentions). 1st Judicial Circuit Retention
2nd District Supreme Retention
2nd District Appellate Retention
2nd Judicial Circuit Retention
3rd District Supreme Retention
3rd District Appellate Retention
3rd Judicial Circuit Retention
4th Judicial Circuit Retention
4th Judicial Circuit Coady Vacancy
Hitpas Vacancy
Sauer Vacancy
5th District Appellate Retention
5th Judicial Circuit Retention
These evaluations are for candidates for judicial vacancies in the upcoming general election on Nov. 2, 2010. Click here for these evaluations in printable PDF format. First District – Appellate Court (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Jill K. McNulty)
First District Appellate Court (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Denise M. O’Malley)
First District Appellate Court (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Leslie E. South)
Cook County Circuit (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Richard B. Berland)
Cook County Circuit (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Philip L. Bronstein)
Cook County Circuit (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Francis J. Dolan)
Cook County Circuit (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Marsha D. Hayes)
Cook County Circuit (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Daniel J. Kelley)
Cook County Circuit (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Carol Pearce McCarthy)
Cook County Circuit (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. James P. O’Malley)
Cook County Circuit (all ballots) (to fill the vacancy of Hon. Ronald C. Riley)