Stories about people running for judge, judges running for retention, and the process of judicial elections and appointments.
Kenneth J. Wadas has been reversed 25 times in 6 years — more than any other Cook County criminal court judge on the November ballot running to remain in office.
Cook County judges Margaret Ann Brennan, Patrick J. Sherlock, Kenneth J. Wadas and Anna Helen Demacopoulos have had rulings reversed on appeal more than 3 times as often as their colleagues.
Many detainees face barriers to the ballot box that exclude them from the electoral process, according to a report by the Prison Policy Initiative.
Guía de Injustice Watch para las Elecciones Judiciales generales y de retención del Condado de Cook de noviembre de 2020
Injustice Watch’s guide to the 2020 Cook County judicial general and retention elections.
El juez del Condado de Cook enfrentó la posibilidad de ser expulsado de su cargo el martes por “evidencia clara y convincente” de comportamiento inapropiado y de acoso hacia las mujeres.
Judge Mauricio Araujo resigned after the Illinois Courts Commission found “clear and convincing” evidence that he engaged in a pattern of inappropriate and harassing behavior toward women.
Here are some steps you can take to ensure that your vote counts in Chicago this fall.
The presiding judge of the juvenile justice division and a judge accused of sexual harassment face growing opposition to their retention bids.
Judicial bar ratings are complex and important. We asked an expert to explain them.