View the Illinois State Bar Association's judicial ratings and evaluations by county for the general election on November 8, 2022. The judicial evaluations and polls have been redesigned to be mobile friendly, so they can be easily used in the voting booth, and also accessible to assistive technology.
Judicial elections
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October 19, 2022 |
ISBA News
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September 7, 2022 |
ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association's judicial ratings by county for the November 8, 2002 election are available online.
In Cook County, an ISBA Judicial Evaluations committee used the results of a questionnaire, background investigations, and in-person interviews to rate candidates for all judicial offices. Candidates for the Appellate Court outside of Cook County were also evaluated using this method.
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May 31, 2022 |
Practice News
Illinois voters are responsible for electing and retaining judges. To assist them in making informed decisions, ISBA provides information about the qualifications of judicial candidates and judges seeking retention. Lawyers who practice alongside candidates and judges are in a unique position to assess the professional qualities that are necessary for good judges.
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All candidates for Illinois judicial office outside of Cook county who are running in the June 28 primary election have been rated by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Judicial Evaluations Committee, or in a poll of lawyers conducted by the ISBA. The results were made available May 9 on ISBA's Judicial Elections page.
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All candidates for Illinois judicial office who are running in the March 17 primary election have been rated by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Judicial Evaluations Committee, or in a poll of lawyers conducted by the ISBA. The results were made available Feb. 21 on ISBA's Judicial Evaluations page.
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October 29, 2018 |
ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association's judicial ratings by county for the Nov. 6 election are available online.
In Cook County, an ISBA Judicial Evaluations committee used the results of a questionnaire, background investigations, and in-person interviews to rate candidates for all judicial offices. Candidates for the Appellate Court outside of Cook County were also evaluated using this method.
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March 7, 2018 |
Practice News
Illinois voters are responsible for electing and retaining judges. To assist them in making informed decisions, ISBA provides information about the qualifications of judicial candidates and judges seeking retention. Lawyers who practice alongside candidates and judges are in a unique position to assess the professional qualities that are necessary for good judges.
In anticipation of the March 20 primary election, judicial evaluations, poll results, candidate biographies, and information about Cook County's 15 subcircuits are now available.
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November 3, 2016 |
ISBA News
View the Illinois State Bar Association's judicial ratings by county for Tuesday's election.
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March 14, 2016
View Illinois State Bar Associations' judicial ratings by county for Tuesday's primary election.
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November 4, 2014 |
Practice News
Results from 1st Circuit judicial elections and retentions for the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. All Cook County Judges were retained. John J. Mahoney won the 4th Subcircuit vacancy and James Paul Pieczonka won the 12th Subcircuit vacancy.