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Updated Alliance retention grids now available
The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial screening has released updated 'grids' showing the members' varying recommendations on jurists seeking retention in this year's general election. As you...
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A small change in the Alliance retention grids from yesterday....
A small change, yes, but to a retention judge this close to Election Day, an important one. The updated grids issued by the 13-member Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening will follow in...
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CBA reconsiders O'Malley rating; Wright rating still "Pending" as of...
By now, everyone who regularly follows Cook County judicial elections knows that, on October 2, Injustice Watch published a story about two retention candidates, Judges Shannon O'Malley and E. Kenneth...
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CBA Symphony Orchestra & Chorus concert set for November 9
The Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra & Chorus will present two pieces in concert next Saturday evening, November 9, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron St. The...
View ArticleWhy you might want to consider voting the ballot from the bottom up
Yes, I know: All eyes are supposed to be on Pennsylvania now, and Michigan, and Nevada and North Carolina, too. Maybe even Iowa and Arizona. I don't know who could actually keep their eyes on all those...
View ArticleBREAKING: CBA announces "Not Recommended" Rating for Judge E. Kenneth Wright,...
The Judicial Evaulation Committee of the Chicago Bar Association has announced that it has issued a "Not Recommended" rating on Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., the Presiding Judge of the First Municipal...
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Democratic sweep in contested judicial subcircuit elections
With over 90% of the votes already counted, 90 minutes after the polls closed, it appears that the Democratic nominees in the four contested subcircuit elections have prevailed. The closest race is in...
View ArticledeCastro defeats Glaub in the only contested countywide judicial race
Tien H. Glaub, the only Republican candidate to run for a countywide Circuit Court seat is down to Judge Pablo F. deCastro by 270,000 votes Citywide (with about two-thirds of the votes counted) and by...
View ArticleA first look at retention judge results
To be retained for a new term (10 years for Appellate Court justices, 6 years for Circuit Court judges), a retention candidate must receive a better than 60% "Yes" vote. In this brief first look, we...
View ArticleContinuing to look at retention races
Judges Kathy Flanagan, E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., and Shannon O'Malley are still below the 60% threshhold in City results so far (now nearly three-quarters complete, with 73.66% of the votes counted). The...
View ArticleKathy Flanagan over 60% in updated City returns
It's 60.5% with 90.32% of the votes counted (1166 out of 1291 precincts)... but 60% + 1 is all that is required. Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. has moved up in the latest numbers, but is still below 60%...
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Only one retention judge in jeopardy... but how much does it matter?
Judge Shannon O'Malley's retention bid is still uncertain at this hour, but he is the only retention judge in jeopardy. All other judges on the ballot Tuesday appear to have been retained. O'Malley is...
View ArticleA couple of other updates on retention returns
Nothing world-shaking here, but some may find this 'inside baseball' stuff of interest: I'm reporting tonight that all 78 jurists on the Cook County retention ballot were retained, with the possible...
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Supreme Court names D’Anthony (Tony) Thedford to countywide vacancy
The Illinois Supreme Court today appointed D’Anthony (Tony) Thedford to the countywide vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Paul Karkula. The appointment is effective December 2 and terminates on...
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Michael Zink appointed to 20th Subcircuit vacancy
The Illinois Supreme Court today appointed Michael Zink to a 20th Subcircuit vacancy created by the retirement of Associate Judge David E. Haracz. Zink's appointment is effective December 6 and...
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Trump won the Cook County Jail vote. How do you think the judges fared there?
I got the story from Rich Miller's Capitol Fax. He got it from a Threads post by chi_urbanist. Here's the graphic: Quoting Miller now, "Trump won the 19th Precinct in the 24th Ward 594-572 (49%-47%),...
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Illinois Latino Judges Association Holiday Party is set for December 12
The election is pretty much over... so it must be holiday season party time. The Illinois Latino Judges Association wants you to know about theirs. Mark your calendars now. More will be said about...
View ArticleShannon O'Malley below 60% in latest vote count update
The trend had been positive for Judge Shannon O'Malley, but it is no longer so: As of the most recent updates available, O'Malley has fallen below the 60% threshold required for retention. Voters in...
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PRBA Pack the Pantry on Saturday, November 23
I would guess that most FWIW readers have plenty to be thankful for, at Thanksgiving and throughout the year. Not everyone does. But, especially at this time of year, there are tangible ways to...
View ArticleO'Malley falls further behind in latest numbers
All retention judges, with one exception, seem to have won new terms in the November election. Judge Shannon O'Malley is the sole exception. In the latest updates released by the Cook County Clerk and...
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