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Girl, I Guess offers endorsements in Cook County judicial races
I reluctantly concede that, quite frequently, endorsements are kind of... well... boring. Not to the candidates themselves, certainly. A candidate fortunate enough to garner an endorsement from almost...
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Tonight: CCBA Judges' Night at Faegre Drinker
Almost missed this one. Busy time of year and all that. But, anyway, the Cook County Bar Association is holding its Judges' Night tonight, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Faegre Drinker, 320 S. Canal St.,...
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Sunil Bhave: In his own words
Sunil Bhave is a candidate for the 18th Subcircuit vacancy converted from the Associate Judgeship of Lauren Gottainer Edidin. His punch number is 162. I would like to thank the host of this blog, Jack...
View ArticleBREAKING: PLA denied in Ashonta Rice case
The Illinois Supreme Court has today denied a Petition for Leave to Appeal filed on behalf of Ashonta Rice, bringing her 2024 judicial campaign to an end. The complete text of today's Order is as...
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Chicago Votes issues Voters Guide, provides lessons along with cartoons
This is at least the third election cycle in which Chicago Votes has issued a Voter's Guide. That's the cover of the guide at left; here is a link to the guide. Who is Chicago Votes, you ask? It...
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United Hellenic Voters of America makes endorsements in some Cook County...
The United Hellenic Voters of America has released its endorsements of candidates running in both the Democratic and Republican primaries in Cook and some surrounding counties (mostly DuPage),...
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Michael J. Zink: In his own words
Michael J. Zink is a candidate for the 20th Subcircuit vacancy converted from the Associate Judgeship of Elizabeth Budzinski. His punch number is 162. My name is Michael J. Zink and I am running for...
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Fundraiser Monday for Justice Cobbs
It is billed both as a celebration of Women's History Month and as a fundraiser for the campaign of Appellate Court Justice Cynthia Y. Cobbs: The dual-purpose event is scheduled for Monday, March 4,...
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Is the Illinois Supreme Court "diverse enough"? Latino groups say no
I never heard of the Illinois Latino Agenda before this morning either. I have seen it happen before during election cycles -- groups pop up with serious-sounding names -- only to vanish into the mists...
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Teamsters Local 700 announces endorsements in contested Cook County judicial...
Teamsters Local 700, which describes itself as "the largest public employee local under Teamsters Joint Council 25, [covering] all Teamsters locals in Illinois and Northwest Indiana," has announced...
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First look at the Alliance grids
I told you they would be forthcoming, and now they've come.... Herewith the first edition of the Alliance "grids" showing all presently available evaluations by each of the 13 Alliance bar groups for...
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Chicago Council of Lawyers finds seven Cook County judicial candidates to be...
The Chicago Council of Lawyers has released its evaluations of all candidates seeking judicial offices in the March primaries. This year the Council is issuing only three ratings, "Well Qualified",...
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Chicago Council of Lawyers publishes evaluations of Cook County Circuit Court...
Actually, the Chicago Council of Lawyers has released its evaluations of all candidates seeking judicial offices in the March primaries. In this post, however, we focus only on the Council's narrative...
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Chicago Council of Lawyers publishes evaluations of Cook County judicial...
Actually, the Chicago Council of Lawyers has released its evaluations of all candidates seeking judicial offices in the March primaries. In this post, however, we focus only on the Council's narrative...
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BWLA Judicial Reception Monday, March 4
The Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago will hold its 2024 Judicial Reception Celebration, entitled "Raising the Bar: A Celebration of Black Excellence in the Federal Judiciary," on...
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Pablo F. deCastro: In his own words
Pablo F. deCastro is a candidate for the countywide Flannery, Jr. vacancy. His punch number is 141. Hello, My name is Pablo deCastro. I am running for judge in a county-wide vacancy (The vacancy of...
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Updated Alliance grids -- filling in many of the blanks
The pace has quickened noticeably (and not a moment too soon). The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening is out this morning with "major updates" to its evaluation grids -- many blanks...
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Lori Ann Roper: In her own words
Lori Ann Roper is a candidate for the countywide Murphy vacancy. Her punch number is 149. Dear Voters, My name is Lori Ann Roper, and I am running for judge countywide in the Murphy Vacancy. Although...
View ArticleThere's a new Short List out... and it's really short
As if things weren't busy enough around here.... Some FWIW readers may remember the announcement of a new class of associate judges last April, an announcement that came almost immediately after the...
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This very afternoon: Meet & Greet for Lori Ann Roper
I don't have a lot of information to add to the above flyer, which supporters of Roper's candidacy sent me this morning (note to candidates and their supporters -- a little more notice would be...
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