Posted inJudicial Elections
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Judicial Elections
Stories about people running for judge, judges running for retention, and the process of judicial elections and appointments.
Posted inJudicial Elections
The Chicago Board of Elections is recruiting nearly 13,000 residents to work the polls this election season
High school students ages 16 to 17 have until Sept. 25 to apply for Election Day poll worker positions, while adults have until Oct. 19.
Posted in2020 Retention
Cook County Democrats drop two judges from retention endorsement
Party leadership voted overwhelmingly not to endorse judges Michael Toomin and Mauricio Araujo for retention.
Posted in2020 Retention
Two Cook County judges, indicted Ald. Ed Burke partnered in investment club
Michael Toomin, one of the judges, who presides over the juvenile justice division, is running for retention in November.
Posted in2020 Retention
Two Cook County judges in ‘judge jail’ want 6 more years on the bench
Judges Mauricio Araujo and Jackie Portman-Brown have been removed from their courtrooms as investigations into their conduct are underway.
Posted in2020 Retention
What’s a judicial retention election, anyway?
Injustice Watch answers your questions about the upcoming judicial retention races in Cook County.
Posted in2020 Retention
Lawsuit ties judge to 2002 murder conviction involving alleged police coercion
Back when she was a prosecutor, Judge Megan Goldish allegedly accepted a false statement in a murder case against a Chicago teen who was later exonerated.
Posted inJudicial Conduct
Misconduct allegation against appellate judge remained private for years
Nearly four years passed before an allegation that Appellate Judge Shelly Harris tried to intervene in his nephew’s appeal became public. Bar associations made no mention of the allegation by retired Appellate Judge Mary Anne Mason, even as Harris ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Illinois Supreme Court.
Posted in2020 Primary
Cook County judicial primary election ensures more diverse bench
Democratic Party picks did not all glide to victory and one-third of appointed judges lost their seats.
Posted in2020 Primary
Primary win puts Neville on path to become second black elected Illinois Supreme Court justice
Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. will keep his seat. In Appellate Court races, incumbents saw mixed results.