Judicial Elections
Elected judges are rarely voted out of office. Here’s why.
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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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Cook County judges’ committee funding Democratic effort to oust Coghlan
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The committee that provides funding for Cook County circuit judges’ retention campaigns is turning much of its money over to the Cook County Democratic party, even though the party is mounting a campaign to defeat one retention judge, Matthew Coghlan.
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Embattled Cook County judge Coghlan loses party support in bid to keep his seat
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For decades Cook County Democrats have supported every judge running for retention, regardless of his or her record. That changed Friday, when the party decided not to support Judge Matthew Coghlan, whose record was the subject of an Injustice Watch review in June.