2022 Retention Archives

2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

Election results: All Cook County judges won retention in 2022 election

Democrats maintained their majority on the state’s highest court after winning one of the two competitive supreme court races in the collar counties.

by Maya Dukmasova November 30, 2022January 29, 2024

A hand holds a judicial eletcion ballot with question marks around it

2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

We answer your last-minute questions about voting for judges

Judicial elections can feel overwhelming, but you shouldn’t leave the ballot blank. Injustice Watch partnered with WBEZ’s “Curious City” to answer your questions about judicial elections.

by Maya Dukmasova and Alexandra Salomon November 4, 2022June 26, 2025

Five people stand in a courtroom in front of a judge with clipboards, ready to evaluate him.

2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

Is there a better way to evaluate retention judges?

Nearly half of states have public commissions that evaluate judges’ performance. But Illinois, where voters rely on evaluations from bar associations, has historically resisted judicial reforms.

by J. Patrick Patterson November 3, 2022January 29, 2024

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Abortion-rights advocates fearful of Republicans gaining control of Illinois Supreme Court in Nov. 8 election

With Roe overturned, a Republican majority on the state’s highest court could limit access to abortions, particularly for teens, across the Midwest.

by Rita Oceguera and Maureen Dunne November 1, 2022February 1, 2024

2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

Guía para las elecciones judiciales del condado de Cook de noviembre 2022

Guía de Injustice Watch para las elecciones judiciales de Cook County de noviembre de 2022

by Injustice Watch Staff October 25, 2022January 29, 2024

Illustration of Cook County Judge Charles Burns reading a piece of paper that reads "Reversed" while other reversals, shaped like paper airplanes, are thrown at him from three judges in the background.

2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

With 40 reversed decisions, longtime Cook County criminal court judge seeks another 6-year term

Though lauded for his handling of a specialized drug court program, Charles Burns’ decisions in felony cases have been undone by higher courts more often than his colleagues’.

by Maya Dukmasova October 25, 2022January 29, 2024

Illustration with funky lettering that reads "Help distribution our judicial election guide"

2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

Help us distribute our judicial election guide

Injustice Watch is looking for community organizations, local businesses, and civic do-gooders who are interested and willing to help distribute our guide to the November 2022 Cook County judicial elections.

by Injustice Watch Staff October 11, 2022January 29, 2024

Illustrated photos of judges with hands filling out check boxes and the words Check Your Judges

2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

2022 Cook County judicial retention election guide

Injustice Watch’s nonpartisan guide to the November 2022 Cook County judicial elections.

by Injustice Watch Staff October 11, 2022January 30, 2024

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