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2012 Illinois Judicial Elections
Last Updated: 5:00pm CDT - Oct. 26, 2012

General Election Judicial Landscape:

The judicial election landscape in Illinois is heating up, although 22 of 76 vacancies still have competition after the March Primary Election.  That's right - 54 candidates have all but already won their spot on the court, and only 44 candidates remain contesting 22 seats.  So, our site will be focused on those 22 races.

A list of endorsements from JUSTPAC, the political action committee of the Illinois Civil Justice League can be found here.

Judicial Retention Contests:

A complete list of all 114 judges up for retention is available here.  One supreme court and five appellate justices are up for retention, along with 60 Cook County judges and 48 downstate judges.

Judicial retention questionnaires are available here.  We encourage judges and candidates to continue answering, so we can post responses by Election Day.

Thanks to the 'early-bird' judges who have recently responded to our questionnaire: Judges Jacobius, Preston, Roti & Walker in Cook County, as well as Appellate Justice Smith, and downstate Judges Callis (3rd), Gilfillan (10th) and Prochaska (17th).  Also, downstate judicial candidate Villani (2nd).

It's not too late to turn in your ICJL retention (or judicial candidate) questionnaire!  Thanks to those who returned by the deadline: Cook County Judges Howard, Maras, Palmer, Wright and Varga; also downstate Judges Hylla & Knight (3rd), Hartigan, Koester & Spears (4th), and VandeWiele (14th), as well as Supreme Court Justice Garman and Third District Appellate Justice Lytton.  Also, thanks to Cook County judges Flannigan and Agran.

Thanks to Appellate Justice Turner and Kankakee County Judge Wenzelman (21st).  And to Judges Smoot (1st), Hudson (16th), Ocasio (Cook), and Justice Schmidt (Third District)

Contested Judicial Elections:

Supreme Court:
Vacancy of Thomas R. Fitzgerald (Cook County)

Appellate Court:
Vacancy of James K. Donovan (5th District)

Cook County Circuit Court:
Vacancy of Daniel A. Riley (4th Subcircuit)
Additional Judgeship A (4th Subcircuit)
Vacancy of Mary K. Rochford (12th Subcircuit)

Downstate Circuit Court:
Vacancy of Ronald R. Eckiss (1st Circuit - Williamson County)
Vacancy of Terry H. Gamber (2nd Circuit - Jefferson County)
Vacancy of Thomas H. Sutton (2nd Circuit - White County)
Vacancy of Charles V. Romani (3rd Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Michael P. Kiley (4th Circuit - Shelby County)
Vacancy of Thomas R. Appleton (7th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Lois A. Bell (7th Circuit - Scott County)
Vacancy of James A. Lanuti (13th Circuit - LaSalle County)
Additional Judgeship A (16th Circuit - 2nd Subcircuit)
Vacancy of Perry R. Thompson (18th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Additional Judgeship A (19th Circuit - 2nd Subcircuit)
Additional Judgeship A (19th Circuit - 3rd Subcircuit)
Additional Judgeship B (19th Circuit - 3rd Subcircuit)
Vacancy of Dennis G. Hatch (20th Circuit - Washington County)
Vacancy of Michael J. O'Malley (20th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Milton S. Wharton (20th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Kurt P. Klein (23rd Circuit - DeKalb County)

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