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Guía para las elecciones judiciales del condado de Cook de junio 2022
Guía de Injustice Watch para las elecciones primarias judiciales del condado de Cook de junio de 2022
Judicial Elections
Stories about people running for judge, judges running for retention, and the process of judicial elections and appointments.
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Illinois judicial candidates are frustrated with new ban on out-of-state donations
Illinois banned out-of-state donations to deter outside influence in judicial campaigns, but candidates and experts say it fails to address interference from powerful individuals and groups within the state.
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Elected judges are rarely voted out of office. Here’s why.
Injustice Watch and WBEZ’s Curious City podcast teamed up to explain why it’s so rare for a Cook County judge to be voted out of office.
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Why are so few people running for Cook County judge?
Only 64 candidates filed to run for Cook County circuit court judge this year — a record low. There were nearly twice as many judicial hopefuls in the last election.
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Everything you need to know about Cook County judicial elections
Who can run? Why are judicial elections partisan? How do I pick a judge who shares my values? Injustice Watch and WBEZ’s Curious City are teaming up to answer your questions about judicial elections.
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Applications open for 10 new Cook County associate judges
Associate judges are picked by the elected circuit judges in a closed-door process that some say privileges political insiders.
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Illinois legislature creates five new judicial subcircuits in Cook County to further diversify the bench
Bill rushed through state legislature last week promises years of hyperlocal judicial races, which could make it easier to become a judge but might come at a cost to the Cook County Democratic Party.
Posted in2022 Primary
Democrats endorsed for Cook County judge are diverse, experienced — and loyal
Cook County Democrats slated 10 candidates and 12 alternates for judicial seats for the 2022 primary election.
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Judicial hopefuls seek Cook County Democratic Party’s endorsement for 2022 primary
A diverse lineup of judicial candidates courted the party’s central committee at the obscure “pre-slating” event.
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Chicago Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. eyeing a run for Cook County judge
“I’ve been splitting my time between the practice of law and being a city council member, and I have never been one to think that I would die in office,” Brookins said.