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Judicial Elections

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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’.

Judicial Elections

4 judges, 6 years, 98 reversals — and they want you to vote to keep them in office

By John Seasly | October 11, 2020

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.