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Introducing the 26 Associate Judge finalists - Part II
In Part I, FWIW looked at those 2016 Cook County Associate Judge finalists who were either candidates in the recent primary or had been finalists in the 2014 associate judge selection process. This...
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CBA AJ ratings explained -- and a commercial
In a comment to one of my posts about the current crop of Associate Judge finalists, an alert reader pointed out that one of these, Judge Marc Martin, was rated "Highly Qualified" by the CBA for the...
View ArticleStarting to look at the judicial primary results
I was going to get to this sooner... but then the AJ short list came out and bumped this off the top of the pile.Doesn't it seem like the March primary was six months ago? Such is the frenetic pace of...
View ArticleGuest post: Voter turnout and judicial elections -- lessons learned from 2016
by Sean TennerCook County voters are to be congratulated for their vastly increased voter turnout in the March 15th Primary Election. Cook County Democratic Primary turnout rocketed from an anemic...
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LAGBAC presents April 8 seminar for aspiring judicial candidates
The Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago is presenting a free seminar on Friday, April 8, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 222 North LaSalle Street for persons interested...
View ArticleContinuing to look at the 2016 judicial primary results
As you will note from the post below, the 2018 primary season is already underway -- can you believe it?Here at FWIW, we're still sifting through the ashes and embers of the 2016 campaign, looking for...
View ArticleGetting behind some of the numbers in the judicial primaries
Many people with whom I've discussed the outcome of last month's primary election mentioned voter anger and discontent as a motivating factor in the turnout. People are dissatisfied with the status...
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Guest post: Dr. Klumpp analyzes the 2016 judicial primary
by Albert J. KlumppFirst and foremost, last month's Democratic primary set a new record for judicial votes cast. Unofficially, the median number of votes cast in the eight countywide contests was...
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Appellate Court Justice Laura Liu passes away
First District Appellate Court Justice Laura Cha-Yu Liu, the state's first Asian-American Appellate Court justice, died late Friday afternoon after a courageous five-year battle with breast cancer.A...
View ArticleCook County names 13 new Associate Judges
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts has announced the names of the 13 newly elected Cook County Associate Judges. These are:Sophia Jane Atcherson,George Louis Canellis, Jr.,Vincenzo...
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Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation May 22 at Diversey Harbor
There's still time to register for, or donate to, the Great Strides Chicago Walk for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The event steps off from Diversey Harbor on Sunday, May 22 at 11:00 a.m....
View ArticleBGA, Sun-Times, Law Bulltetin collect Kogan Awards; John Rooney receives...
Chicago broadcaster Geoffrey Baer provided the keynote address at this year’s celebration of the Chicago Bar Association’s Herman Kogan Media Awards this past Tuesday, May 10 at Maggiano’s, Chicago....
View ArticleShould a judicial hopeful's politics be taken into account when passing on...
You may have missed this article a few Sundays ago when it appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times: Rough Road To Judgeship For Top Aide To Anita Alvarez, by Robert Herguth. (The link is to the BGA website,...
View ArticleWhat is a supermajority for?
Tomorrow, unless something miraculous happens, another Illinois budget deadline will be missed.Illinois has become a national joke -- but many of our citizens, especially those who are poor or elderly,...
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Norwood Park observes Memorial Day
The 2016 Norwood Park Memorial Day Parade was held this morning under picture postcard conditions.We can't have a parade without politicians -- maybe this could happen elsewhere, but never in Chicago....
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Quish appointed to Circuit Court bench; Mikva promoted to the Appellate Court
In an order entered yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed Clare J. Quish, a partner at Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, to the countywide vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Michelle D....
View ArticleSometimes you gotta maintain perspective....
The post below about Clare Quish's appointment to the bench and Judge Mary Mikva's elevation to the Appellate Court drew the predictable comments about "friends and family" and "insiders," in large...
View ArticleJustice Theis announces vacancies in Subcircuits 3 and 10; July 25 deadline...
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis has announced application processes to fill vacancies in the 3rd and 10th Subcircuits.Full details about the application process for the 10th Subcircuit...
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Judge Robin D. Shoffner appointed to 8th Subcircuit vacancy
The Illinois Supreme Court today appointed Judge Robin D. Shoffner to an 8th Subcircuit vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Candace J. Fabri. The appointment is effective this Friday, July 1,...
View ArticleRhonda Sallee files as independent candidate in the 5th Subcircuit
Remember how I told you that everyone who won their primary race in March (with the exception of a handful of outliers in the far north and northwest suburban 12th and 13th Subcircuits) was pretty much...
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