It wasn't eight; it was nine. The 'unofficial' list I saw this morning was off by one.
Nine currently-serving judges are on the 'short list' just released by Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans. One, John S. Fotopoulos, did not run in the March primary. The other eight, Marina E. Ammendola, Charles "Charlie" Beach, Gerald Cleary, Myron "Mike" Mackoff, Stephanie Miller, Travis Richardson, Robin Shoffner, and Patrick Stanton, all came up short in their election bids.
On the other hand, that means that seven other current judges who were not on the primary ballot or who lost their primary elections, are not on the list.
One finalist, Sanju Oommen Green, was also a finalist in 2014 and 2016. Another, Joan Marie G. Kubalanza, was briefly an associate judge in the late 1990s. She was recalled to service as an associate judge by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2008, serving in this capacity through (I believe) 2012. Kubalanza was a candidate for a 15th Subcircuit vacancy in 2010 and for a countywide vacancy in 2012.
More about the current finalists will be forthcoming. But, for now, here is the list.
Probably.
Unless there are one or more write-in winners.
According to the Chief Judge's press release today, of the 272 original applicants, 24 withdrew from the process before interviews. The Circuit Court's Nominating Committee interviewed 248 applicants, and post-interview withdrawals decreased the number to 232 applicants. Each of the 34 finalists holds ratings of Recommended, Qualified, or better from both the Chicago Bar Association and each of the 11 Alliance bar groups.
Nine currently-serving judges are on the 'short list' just released by Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans. One, John S. Fotopoulos, did not run in the March primary. The other eight, Marina E. Ammendola, Charles "Charlie" Beach, Gerald Cleary, Myron "Mike" Mackoff, Stephanie Miller, Travis Richardson, Robin Shoffner, and Patrick Stanton, all came up short in their election bids.
On the other hand, that means that seven other current judges who were not on the primary ballot or who lost their primary elections, are not on the list.
One finalist, Sanju Oommen Green, was also a finalist in 2014 and 2016. Another, Joan Marie G. Kubalanza, was briefly an associate judge in the late 1990s. She was recalled to service as an associate judge by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2008, serving in this capacity through (I believe) 2012. Kubalanza was a candidate for a 15th Subcircuit vacancy in 2010 and for a countywide vacancy in 2012.
More about the current finalists will be forthcoming. But, for now, here is the list.
Seventeen new associate judges will be elected from this list of 34 finalists.
- Amee Elizabeth Alonso
- Marina E. Ammendola
- Charles Stanley Beach
- Lloyd James Brooks
- Joel David Buikema
- Jeffery George Chrones
- Gerald Vernon Patrick Cleary III
- John S. Fotopoulos
- Jean Mary Golden
- Sanju Oommen Green
- James Edward Hanlon Jr.
- Michael James Hogan Jr.
- Nathalina A. Hudson
- Joan Marie G. Kubalanza
- Myron Franklin Mackoff
- Celestia Laurene Mays
- Stephanie Kathryn Miller
- Lisette Catherine Mojica
- Tisa Lynne Morris
- Margaret Mary Ogarek
- Diane Marie Pezanoski
- Leo Steven Rakowski
- Travis Richardson
- Lori Michele Rosen
- Curtis Bennett Ross
- Robin Denise Shoffner
- Levander Smith Jr.
- Trina Smith
- Patrick Thomas Stanton
- Lisa M. Taylor
- Daniel Alexander Trevino
- Lynn Karyl Weaver-Boyle
- James Adolph Wright
- William Yu
Probably.
Unless there are one or more write-in winners.
According to the Chief Judge's press release today, of the 272 original applicants, 24 withdrew from the process before interviews. The Circuit Court's Nominating Committee interviewed 248 applicants, and post-interview withdrawals decreased the number to 232 applicants. Each of the 34 finalists holds ratings of Recommended, Qualified, or better from both the Chicago Bar Association and each of the 11 Alliance bar groups.