The Circuit
Explore nearly two decades of Cook County court data
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A new collaboration allows a first-of-its-kind look at more than 3 million Cook County criminal court cases since 2000.
Judicial Elections
Chicago mayor’s support of Judge Michael Toomin leaves juvenile justice advocates ‘disappointed’
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Judge Michael Toomin and Mayor Lori Lightfoot say his critics are playing politics. Reformers say the lives and futures of Cook County children are at stake.
News
‘Punishment and Profits’: Q&A with Adam Goodman, author of The Deportation Machine
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A new book by the UIC historian lays out how the United States built a well-oiled bureaucracy that’s deported 57 million people, the companies that profited off of those deportations, and how the country became obsessed with inflicting pain on immigrants.
news analysis
Check Your Judges: Why Cook County judicial elections matter
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Judicial elections bring high stakes and consequences, especially for Black, Latinx and other marginalized groups disproportionately impacted by the justice system.
Judicial Elections
Appeals court reverses this judge more than any other in criminal courts seeking retention
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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.
Judicial Elections
4 judges, 6 years, 98 reversals — and they want you to vote to keep them in office
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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.
Elections
Most people in jail can vote. Here’s why many don’t.
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Many detainees face barriers to the ballot box that exclude them from the electoral process, according to a report by the Prison Policy Initiative.
Judicial Election Guides
Guía para las elecciones judiciales de Noviembre 2020
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Guía de Injustice Watch para las Elecciones Judiciales generales y de retención del Condado de Cook de noviembre de 2020
Judicial Elections
November 2020 Judicial Election Guide
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Injustice Watch’s guide to the 2020 Cook County judicial general and retention elections.
Judicial Conduct
El juez Mauricio Araujo renunció antes de que pudiera ser destituido por acusaciones de acoso sexual
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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.