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Mary Kathleen McHugh leading in race for Karnezis vacancy

March 15, 2016, 6:25 pm
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Mary Kathleen McHugh has a significant lead at this moment in the race for the countywide Karnezis vacancy, leading Judge Devlin Schoop by almost 40,000 votes in the City of Chicago. With nearly 62% of City precincts reporting, McHugh has 139,659 votes, Schoop 99,884.

Suburban votes are being tallied quickly now. With nearly 54% of the votes counted, McHugh is leading in the suburbs as well:

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Duffy ahead of Torres-Linares in the race for the Ruscitti Grussel vacancy

March 15, 2016, 6:31 pm
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These suburban figures are matched by results from the City of Chicago. With just over 66% of precincts reporting, Duffy has 134,897 votes, Torres-Linares 114,413.
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Judge Eve Marie Reilly holding onto lead in 10th Subcircuit

March 15, 2016, 6:37 pm
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Judge Eve Marie Reilly seems to be holding a significant lead over nearest challenger Colleen Reardon Daly in the race for the 10th Subcircuit Howard vacancy.

Reilly, who was initially bypassed for slating by local Democratic committeemen, but then slated when the first slated candidate withdrew from the race, has 13,576 votes in the City, with nearly 70% of the votes counted, to 10,322 votes for Colleen Reardon Daly.

Reilly is also leading the poll in the suburbs:

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Loftus leading in 6th Subcircuit race

March 15, 2016, 6:40 pm
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Judge Anna Loftus, who was passed over by local Democratic committeemen in favor of Carlos Claudio, has a nearly 3,000 vote lead over Claudio with just over 62% of the votes counted.

Loftus has 15,524 votes at this point; Claudio has 12,585.
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Fernandez has commanding lead in race for the Elrod vacancy

March 15, 2016, 6:48 pm
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With nearly 70% of City precincts reporting, Judge Rossana P. Fernandez has a commanding lead in the race for the countywide Elrod vacancy, besting Scott Edward Lipinski by a better than 2-1 margin, 234,287 to 102,317.

The margin is not quite as great in the suburbs, but it is nevertheless impressive:

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Conlon, Gillespie leading, Bates trailing in their respective countywide races

March 15, 2016, 7:07 pm
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Judge Alison C. Conlon has a sizable lead over Michael I. O'Malley in both the City and suburbs at this point in the vote-counting. In her bid to hold the Hogan vacancy, Conlon has a total of 295,730 votes (with 73% of City precincts and 74% of suburban votes), with 280,671 votes for O'Malley.

Judge Alexsandra "Alex" Gillespie has a significant lead over Thomas Maloney Cushing in the race for the Howlett, Jr. vacancy. With 76% of the City precincts reporting, 65.19% to 34.81%. The suburban margin isn't quite as large, but is similar:


Both Judges Conlon and Gillespie enjoyed the support of the Cook County Democratic Party.

But another appointed judge, also slated by the Democratic Party, has run into some difficulty in his bid for the countywide Walsh vacancy. Judge Fredrick H. Bates trails Patrick Joseph Powers by 6,000 votes in the City, with just over 76% of the City's votes counted. In the suburbs, Powers is doing even better:

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Dorothy Brown looks like she will be renominated for Clerk of the Circuit Court

March 15, 2016, 7:16 pm
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Incumbent Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown seems to be holding her lead in her bid to be nominated for another term. Brown has received 365,404 votes, with 79% of the City vote, and nearly 81% of the vote in the suburbs, counted so far. Brown's nearest challenger, 8th Ward Ald. Michelle Harris, trails with 235,935 votes.
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Susana L. Ortiz holds lead over Pat Heneghan in race for the Palmer vacancy

March 15, 2016, 7:31 pm
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Ortiz has 324,339 votes, with nearly 87% of the votes counted in the suburbs and almost 82% of the City vote counted, while Heneghan has polled 255,177 votes to this point.

Heneghan was pre-slated by the Democratic Party, and was plugged into this race when the Palmer vacancy opened up at almost the last possible moment.
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A cliffhanger shaping up in the 7th Subcircuit?

March 15, 2016, 8:02 pm
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Jennifer Ballard was slated by the local Democratic committeemen for the Rivkin-Carothers vacancy in the 7th Subcircuit. Ballard is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, but she is young -- graduating from law school only eight years ago, in 2008. Because of her comparatively few years in practice, despite her professional successes so far, Ballard was unlikely to receive favorable ratings from any evaluating bar associations -- and she did not participate in the evaluation process.

Judge Patricia "Pat" S. Spratt was appointed to the Rivkin-Carothers vacancy by the Illinois Supreme Court, and she has strong bar evaluations.

Assistant Public Defender Rosa Silva is one of four other candidates who sought this vacancy. Silva has over 5,000 votes in the suburban precincts of the 7th Subcircuit, with 94.4% of the suburban votes tallied, more than either Spratt or Ballard, but when the City votes are added in, Ballard and Spratt are pacing the field, and are engaged in a fairly close race.

At this point, Judge Spratt is leading with 14,485 votes to Ballard's 13,064.
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Judge Jerry Esrig holding strong lead in 9th Subcircuit; Judge Marc Martin trailing in the 11th

March 15, 2016, 8:15 pm
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With a greater than 11,000 vote suburban margin, Judge Jerry Esrig seems to have won his race against Thomas Peter Kougias in the race for the Berman vacancy in the 9th Subcircuit. Esrig also has a 2,500 vote lead over Kougias in the City portion of the 9th Subcircuit.

But another appointed judge, Judge Marc Martin, is trailing Catherine Ann Schneider by almost 700 votes in the race for the Kelly vacancy in the 11th Subcircuit. With just over 95% of the City votes counted and nearly 90% of the suburban votes tallied, Martin has 20,278 votes, while Schneider has 20,976. James DiChristofano was also a candidate for this vacancy.
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Powers' lead persists in race for countywide Walsh vacancy

March 15, 2016, 8:24 pm
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With almost 93% of the City votes counted, Patrick Joseph Powers holds a slim lead over Judge Fredrick H. Bates, 220,226 to 213,778. But the margin is greater in the suburbs, where Powers' lead is around 39,000 votes, 175,354 to 137,729.

Powers was named on palm cards in at least two City wards today instead of Bates, though Bates was the officially slated candidate.
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Mahoney, Quinn, and Hanlon win contested Democratic primaries in the 12th Subcircuit; Kozicki, O'Donnell apparent winners in contested Republican primaries

March 15, 2016, 8:43 pm
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James Edward Hanlon, Jr. has defeated former Judge Allan W. Masters for the Democratic nomination for the "A" vacancy in the far north suburban 12th Subcircuit. In the November general election Hanlon will face Steven A. Kozicki, who bested Alex Kaplan for the Republican nomination.

Janet Cronin Mahoney easily won the Democratic nomination for the Mathein vacancy in the 12th Subcircuit. The Republican candidate for this vacancy, James Leonard Allegretti, was unopposed.

Hanlon and Mahoney were both slated by local Democratic committeemen for these vacancies.

The Democratic Party's slated candidate for the Kazmierski, Jr. vacancy in the 12th Subcircuit, Louis George Apostol, did not fare as well. Associate Judge Marguerite Anne Quinn was the clear winner in this four-person race. Judge Quinn will face Republican candidate Thomas William Flannigan for this vacancy; Flannigan had no opposition in the Republican primary.

There is a fourth vacancy in the 12th Subcircuit as well, but Judge Carrie Hamilton faced no opposition in the Democratic primary and David Studenroth was likewise unopposed in the Republican primary.

There was a Republican primary contest in the far northwest suburban 13th Subcircuit. With nearly 97% of the votes counted there, Kevin O'Donnell has apparently defeated Gary W. Seyring by around 3,500 votes, 18,347 to 14,788. O'Donnell will face the unopposed winner of the Democratic primary, Judge Ketki "Kay" Steffen, in November.
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D. Renee Jackson apparent winner in 2nd Subcircuit race

March 15, 2016, 9:00 pm
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D. Renee Jackson did not submit her credentials for scrutiny by either the Chicago Bar Association or the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening.

She was automatically rated not recommended by every one of those bar groups.

But Jackson has apparently prevailed over three other candidates in the race for the Savage vacancy in the 2nd Subcircuit, all of whom had positive bar ratings.

With only three of 137 City precincts still outstanding and only five of 131 suburban precincts still to report, Jackson has 25,275 votes, 9,000 more than Chelsey R. Robinson, who has 16,150 votes. Celeste K. Jones is running third in this race, with 15,658 votes.
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Both appointed judges defeated in 1st Subcircuit

March 15, 2016, 9:22 pm
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Jesse Outlaw has apparently ousted Judge Maryam Ahmad in the race for the Brim vacancy in the 1st Subcircuit. With 42 of 45 suburban precincts reporting, and 222 of 226 Chicago precincts counted, Outlaw has 35,566 votes, Ahmad 32,605. Both Ahmad and Outlaw had positive bar ratings. Outlaw did not participate in the CBA screening process and was automatically rated Not Recommended by that group, but he had positive ratings from every one of the Alliance bar groups. Ahmad had positive ratings from every bar group, including a Highly Qualified rating from the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois and a Highly Recommended rating from the Puerto Rican Bar Association.

There were three candidates vying for the 1st Subcircuit Hopkins vacancy. Judge Anthony E. Simpkins will finish second behind Rhonda Crawford, who holds a better than 9,000 vote margin over Simpkins in the City and a nearly 3,000 vote margin in the suburbs. Both Simpkins and the third candidate in this race, Lisa A. Copland, received favorable bar ratings in this race. (Copland did not participate in the CBA's screening, and was rated Not Qualified by the ISBA -- but was rated Qualified or Recommended by everyone else; Simpkins had unanimously positive ratings.)

Crawford did not submit her credentials for screening by any of the bar associations.
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Judge Murray promoted, Judge Shoffner defeated in 5th Subcircuit

March 15, 2016, 9:39 pm
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Associate Judge Leonard Murray won the Democratic nomination for the Eadie-Daniels vacancy in the 5th Subcircuit. With only four of 213 precincts yet to report, Judge Murray holds a nearly 4,700 vote lead over Jameika Mangum.

Judge Robin Denise Shoffner was appointed to the Williams vacancy by the Illinois Supreme Court, but she has lost her bid to retain that seat tonight. With only four precincts yet to report, Daryl Jones has a better than 8,400 vote lead.

Jones was apparently serving as a member of the Chicago Bar Association's Judicial Evaluation Committee at "the beginning of the election year"; he was therefore automatically rated Not Recommended by the CBA. (The CBA is presumably concerned that confidence in the group's evaluations might be shaken if someone actively serving on the evaluation committee were to receive a positive evaluation for judicial office.) Jones was also found Not Qualified by the ISBA -- but he was rated Qualified or Recommended by all of the other Alliance bar groups.

There was a third 5th Subcircuit race on the ballot. Judge Freddrenna M. Lyle was unopposed in this race.

Because no Republicans filed for any of these vacancies, the winners of these races will be unopposed in November.
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Less than 1,000 votes separate Schneider and Martin in tight 11th Subcircuit race

March 15, 2016, 9:59 pm
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Judge Marc Martin is trailing Catherine Ann Schneider by 917 votes in the race for the 11th Subcircuit Kelly vacancy with just a few precincts still outstanding (one in the suburbs and two in the City). Schneider has 22,758 votes, Martin 21,841. Marin narrowly carried the City portion of the 11th Subcircuit, but Schneider has a roughly 1,900 vote advantage in the suburbs.
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Judge Eileen O'Neill Burke to get headstart on her Appellate Court career

March 16, 2016, 2:24 pm
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In an order entered today, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed Circuit Court Judge Eileen O'Neill Burke to the Epstein vacancy on the Illinois Appellate Court. The appointment is effective March 31 and will terminate on December 5, 2016 -- the day that Judge Burke will be sworn in as the winner of the election to the Epstein vacancy.

Judge Burke won the Democratic Party's nomination for this vacancy yesterday (she was unopposed). Since no Republican filed for the vacancy, she will unopposed in the November general election as well.

Judge Stuart Palmer had been serving in this vacancy pursuant to a prior Supreme Court appointment. Judge Palmer recently retired; the vacancy created by that retirement was among those also on the ballot yesterday.

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Associate judge short list should be out tomorrow

March 17, 2016, 8:13 pm
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Multiple sources have confirmed to FWIW that the Cook County associate judge finalists have been notified. As per Supreme Court Rule 39(b)(3), there will be two finalists for every vacancy.

Supreme Court Rule 39(b)(4)(i) provides, "In judicial circuits having a population of more than 500,000, the chief judge shall notify the Director of the names of those candidates selected by the nominating committee and request that the Director initiate the balloting process. Within 14 days after the chief judge’s notification, the Director shall place the name of each candidate on a ballot in alphabetical order. The ballot shall also contain blank spaces equal in number to the number of vacancies to be filled, in which spaces may be written the name of any qualified applicant whose name does not appear on the ballot as a candidate." Rule 39(b)(5) provides that the full circuit judges eligible to vote must return their ballots within 14 days. The new class of associate judges will be named in roughly a month.
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There are 26 finalists for 13 Cook County Associate Judge vacancies

March 18, 2016, 1:54 pm
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Herewith the "short list."
  • Maryam Ahmad
  • Julie Bess Aimen
  • Sophia Jane Atcherson
  • Jeffrey S. Blumenthal
  • George Louis Canellis Jr.
  • Vincenzo Chimera
  • Joel Louis Chupack
  • Jean Margaret Cocozza
  • Thomas Maloney Cushing
  • Geraldine Ann D’Souza
  • Tiffany Mary Ferguson
  • Mark Vincent Ferrante
  • Mohammed Mujahid Ghouse
  • Sanju Oommen Green
  • Patrick Joseph Heneghan
  • Robert Wade Johnson
  • Marc William Martin
  • Mary Catherine Marubio
  • Lisette Catherine Mojica
  • David Ricardo Navarro
  • Marian Emily Perkins
  • Gregory Gerard Plesha
  • Edward Nicholas Robles
  • Anthony E. Simpkins
  • Marita Clare Sullivan
  • Jeanne Marie Wrenn
I had to to do lawyer stuff today -- it happens -- but I will have more about the finalists in upcoming posts.

Stay tuned.
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Introducing the 26 Associate Judge finalists - Part I

March 19, 2016, 9:06 am
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Four Circuit Court judges, sitting pursuant to Supreme Court appointment, are among the 26 Cook County associate judge finalists announced yesterday. These are Maryam Ahmad, Jean Margaret Cocozza, Marc William Martin, and Anthony E. Simpkins.

Ahmad and Simpkins were defeated in their bids to hold the 1st Subcircuit Brim and Hopkins vacancies to which they'd been appointed; Martin was defeated in his bid to hold the 11th Subcircuit seat to which he'd been appointed. Cocozza was not a candidate in this year's primary. Cocozza has served in the judiciary since 2013; she is currently serving in an appointment to the countywide Love vacancy.

Two other finalists, Thomas Maloney Cushing and Patrick Joseph Heneghan, were candidates in the 2016 primary. Cushing lost his race against Judge Aleksandra "Alex" Gillespie for the countywide Howlett, Jr. vacancy. Cushing was not the slated candidate. Heneghan, however, was slated by the Cook County Democratic Party in his race for the late-opening, countywide Palmer vacancy, but lost to Susana L. Ortiz.

A number of the finalists have been finalists before. Julie Bess Aimen, Geraldine Ann D'Souza, Tiffany Mary Ferguson, Sanju Oommen Green, and Edward Nicholas Robles were all finalists in the 2014 associate judge selection process. (On the 2014 list, Green was referred to as Sanju David Oommen.)

Julie Aimen is a solo practitioner with an office in the Loop. Licensed in Illinios since 1984, Aimen, according to her firm website, is a past president of the Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice, a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and a former member of the Board of Governors of the Chicago Council of Lawyers.

Geraldine Ann D'Souza
Geraldine D'Souza has been licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1992. She has served as an Cook County Assistant State's Attorney for 22 years, currently serving as a first chair prosecutor at 26th Street. D'Souza worked as an ASA in Kankakee County before that. She is the daughter of Indian and Chilean immigrants, and is fluent in Spanish.

Tiffany Mary Ferguson
According to her LinkedIn page, Tiffany Ferguson is the President of T.M. Ferguson & Co., a new firm launched at the beginning of 2016. On LinkedIn, Ferguson describes herself as a "[h]ands-on, strategic legal analyst with 20 years experience as a litigator and trial attorney concentrating in the representation of management in labor and employment litigation with broad experience in commercial litigation and fraud-related investigations." Before setting up T.M. Ferguson & Co., Ferguson worked for Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, & Boyer, P.A., and Pugh, Jones & Johnson, P.C. She is also a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations. According to ARDC, Ferguson has been licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1996.

Sanju Oommen Green is an Assistant State's Attorney, serving as a first chair prosecutor at 26th Street. Licensed in Illinois since 2000, Green is the Immediate Past President of the Asian American Bar Association. According to the AABA website, Green is a "founding member of the Chicago Chapter of the National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Bar Association and also served as secretary on its national board." She has also volunteered for Cabrini Connections.

Edward Nicholas Robles has been licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1988. According to his LinkedIn page, Robles is Deputy General Counsel- Litigation for the Chicago Housing Authority.

More on the rest of the finalists in the next post.
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