Judicial Elections

Evans elected to record 8th term as Cook County chief judge
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Judge Timothy Evans was unopposed in his bid to remain Cook County’s top judge, a post he has held for 21 years.
Jonah Newman is an editor for Injustice Watch. Previously, he has worked for Pacific Standard magazine, The Chicago Reporter, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Judge Timothy Evans was unopposed in his bid to remain Cook County’s top judge, a post he has held for 21 years.
Most youths at the jail ‘are locked in their cells for most of the day, every day,’ possibly resulting in long-term damage to their mental health, according to a committee convened last year by Chief Judge Tim Evans.
Cook County voters picked a new class of circuit court and appellate court judges in Tuesday’s primary election. With election officials reporting abysmal voter turnout, some judicial subcircuit races were decided by a few thousand votes.
The charges allege Harris spoke with two judges hearing an appeal involving his nephew, an allegation first reported by Injustice Watch in 2020.
Cook County Circuit Court Judge John Ehrlich confirmed to Injustice Watch that he plans to run for Harris’ appellate court seat.
The same forces that fought against the SAFE-T Act when it was introduced in January are still looking for ways to change the historic criminal justice reform law.
In an exclusive interview during her last week in office, Amy Campanelli said she has ‘no regrets’ and continued to rail against police and a system that she called ‘racist’ and ‘very unfair.’
The court ruled that a Philadelphia police officer failed to show ‘actual malice’ in the inclusion of his public Facebook comment in a database of social media posts.
Party leadership voted overwhelmingly not to endorse judges Michael Toomin and Mauricio Araujo for retention.
Injustice Watch answers your questions about the upcoming judicial retention races in Cook County.