Every six years, Cook County circuit judges ask voters for another term on the bench in what’s known as a retention vote. (Illinois Appellate Court judges run for retention every 10 years.) This November, more than 75 Cook County judges are up for retention.
Injustice Watch researches each Cook County judicial candidate for our comprehensive judicial election guide. We examine their professional backgrounds, political connections, high-profile cases, and cases where their decisions have been overturned by a higher court. We send all the judges a survey to learn about their judicial philosophy and to give them a chance to make their case directly to voters.
We also want to hear from people who have first-hand experience with these judges, either as a lawyer or litigant in their courtroom or through other professional or personal interactions.
Here is a list of every Cook County judge up for retention this year and their current court assignment. If you have had an experience with any of these judges, please fill out the form below. Your answers will be kept confidential and we’ll only reach out to you if you give us permission to do so.
Appellate court judges
- David Ellis
- Thomas E. Hoffman
- David R. Navarro
- Ramon Ocasio III
- Carl Anthony Walker
Circuit court judges
- Martin S. Agran (3rd District – Rolling Meadows)
- Michael B. Barrett (6th District – Markham)
- Ronald F. Bartkowicz (Law)
- Tiana Blakely (6th District – Markham)
- Carl B. Boyd (6th District – Markham)
- Daniel Patrick Brennan (Chancery)
- Tommy Brewer (6th District – Markham)
- Mary Margaret Brosnahan (Criminal)
- Joel Chupack (Chancery)
- Elizabeth Ciaccia Lezza (4th District – Maywood)
- Michael R. Clancy (Criminal)
- H. Yvonne Coleman (Domestic Relations)
- Kevin P. Cunningham (6th District – Markham)
- Colleen Daly (3rd District – Rolling Meadows)
- Adrienne E. Davis (Criminal)
- Daniel R. Degnan (Probate)
- Kent A. Delgado (Probate)
- John H. Ehrlich (Law)
- Kathy M. Flanagan (Law)
- Ellen L. Flannigan (Domestic Relations)
- Beatriz Frausto-Sandoval (Juvenile Justice)
- John T. Gallagher (5th District – Bridgeview)
- William G. Gamboney (Criminal)
- Celia G. Gamrath (Chancery)
- Peter Michael Gonzalez (1st Municipal Misdemeanor)
- Ieshia Gray (6th District – Markham)
- Jack Hagerty (2nd District – Skokie)
- Robert F. Harris (Law)
- Toya T. Harvey (Law)
- Elizabeth Mary Hayes (5th District – Bridgeview)
- Cecilia A. Horan (Chancery)
- Carol M. Howard (Criminal)
- Lindsay Huge (1st Municipal Misdemeanor)
- Lionel Jean-Baptiste (Domestic Relations)
- Preston Jones Jr. (Law)
- Martin C. Kelley (3rd District – Rolling Meadows)
- Kathaleen Lanahan (5th District – Bridgeview)
- Kimberly D. Lewis (Child Protection)
- Stuart F. Lubin (Juvenile Justice)
- Aicha Marie MacCarthy (Probate)
- Lisa Ann Marino (1st Municipal Housing)
- Jill C. Marisie (3rd District – Rolling Meadows)
- Diann K. Marsalek (1st Municipal Traffic)
- Thomas F. McGuire (3rd District – Rolling Meadows)
- Michael B. McHale (Criminal)
- Scott D. McKenna (Law)
- Michael T. Mullen (Chancery)
- James P. Murphy (Probate)
- Karen L. O’Malley (Law)
- Shannon P. O’Malley (Child Protection)
- Erika Orr (Domestic Relations)
- Paul S. Pavlus (2nd District – Skokie)
- Linda Perez (Juvenile Justice)
- Marian E. Perkins (Chancery)
- Clare J. Quish (Chancery)
- Cynthia Ramirez (Juvenile Justice)
- Erica L. Reddick (Criminal)
- Mary Colleen Roberts (Law)
- Joanne F. Rosado (Criminal)
- Stephanie D. Saltouros (Domestic Violence)
- Beatriz Santiago (3rd District – Rolling Meadows)
- Regina A. Scannicchio (Domestic Relations)
- Debra Ann Seaton (1st Municipal Housing)
- James A. Shapiro (Domestic Relations)
- Athanasios S. Sianis (1st Municipal Traffic)
- Rosa M. Silva (Domestic Relations)
- Maura Slattery Boyle (Law)
- Kathryn M. Vahey (Juvenile Justice)
- James M. Varga (Law)
- Andrea M. Webber (Domestic Relations)
- Arthur Wesley Willis (Criminal)
- Jeanne Marie Wrenn (Domestic Violence)
- E. Kenneth Wright Jr. (1st Municipal)