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    Judicial Elections

    Judicial Elections

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

    By Maya Dukmasova | November 30, 2022

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

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

    Is there a better way to evaluate retention judges?

    By Sky Patterson | November 3, 2022

    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.

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    An illustration showing two large-scaled judges sitting on either side of a white opening where a small person stands with a shadow casted behind them.

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

    By Rita Oceguera and Maureen Dunne | November 1, 2022

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

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

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

    By Injustice Watch Staff | October 25, 2022

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

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    Illustration of Cook County Judge Charles Burns reading a piece of paper that reads

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

    By Maya Dukmasova | October 25, 2022

    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’.

    Illustrated photos of judges with hands filling out check boxes and the words Check Your Judges
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    2022 Cook County judicial election guide

    By Injustice Watch Staff | October 11, 2022

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

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    En 2020, los votantes del Condado de Cook votaron en números históricos para elegir jueces

    By Carlos Ballesteros, Emily Hoerner and Jason Asenso | December 9, 2020

    En la elección general de este año, tres de cada cuatro votantes del Condado de Cook votaron a favor o en contra de al menos un juez que buscaba la retención. ¿Es este nivel de compromiso una casualidad o una nueva normalidad?

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    In 2020, Cook County voters cast ballots for judges in historic numbers

    By Carlos Ballesteros, Emily Hoerner and Jason Asenso | December 3, 2020

    Three in four Cook County voters in this year’s general election voted for or against at least one judge up for retention. Is this level of engagement a fluke or a new normal?

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    Two Cook County judges on verge of losing seats as vote counting continues

    By Carlos Ballesteros | November 12, 2020

    With nearly all the votes counted, Judge Jackie Portman-Brown did not get enough “yes” votes to stay on the bench as of Tuesday. Another judge is holding on to his seat by 282 votes.

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    Election day 2020: Cook County judicial races to watch

    By John Seasly | November 3, 2020

    These are the judicial races to keep an eye on as the votes come in.

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