Vote Smart: CBA Judicial Voter's Guide

General Election - November 8, 2022

The CBA Judicial Evaluation Committee (JEC) invites you to view its evaluations of candidates running to fill vacancies on the Appellate and Circuit Courts in the upcoming general election to be held on November 8, 2022. Printable PDF guides available on the right side bar or see bottom of page on your phone.

HQ - HIGHLY QUALIFIED; Q - QUALIFIED; NR - NOT RECOMMENDED

ILLINOIS APPELLATE - HALL VACANCY
111 | Debra B. Walker (D)| HQ

ILLINOIS APPELLATE - HARRIS VACANCY
112 | Raymond W. Mitchell (D)| HQ 

COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- BRENNAN VACANCY
113 | Lisa Michelle Taylor (D)| Q 

COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- CALLAHAN, JR. VACANCY
114 | Tracie Porter (D)| Q 

COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- GORDON CANNON VACANCY
115 | Diana Lopez (D)| Q  

COOK CIRCUIT- HYMAN VACANCY
116 |    Thomas E. Nowinski (D) | Q 

COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- INGRAM VACANCY
117 | Elizabeth “Beth” Ryan (D)| Q 

COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- LEEMING VACANCY
118 | Rena Marie Van Tine (D)| HQ

COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- LYNCH VACANCY
119 |    Michael Weaver  (D)| Q

COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- McGURY VACANCY
120 | Ruth Isabel Gudino (D)| Q 

COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- O'BRIEN VACANCY
121 | Araceli R. De La Cruz (D)| Q 

COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- SULLIVAN VACANCY
122 | Thomas More Donnelly (D)| Q 

1ST SUBCIRCUIT – JOHNSON VACANCY
131 | Maria M. Barlow (D)| NR 

4TH SUBCIRCUIT – GAVIN VACANCY
131 | Nick Kantas (D)| Q 

4TH SUBCIRCUIT – ROGERS VACANCY
132 | Shawnte Raines-Welch (D) | Q 

5TH SUBCIRCUIT – PORTMAN-BROWN VACANCY
131 | David L. Kelly (D)| Q 

 5TH SUBCIRCUIT - SHELLEY VACANCY
132 | Timothy W. Wright, III (D)| Q 

6TH SUBCIRCUIT - ARAUJO VACANCY
131 | Charles “Charlie” Beach (D)| Q

6TH SUBCIRCUIT - VEGA VACANCY
132 | Kerrie Maloney Laytin (D)| Q

7TH SUBCIRCUIT - MARTIN VACANCY
131 | Marcia O'Brien Conway (D)| Q 

8TH SUBCIRCUIT - GORDON VACANCY
131 | Bradley R. Trowbridge (D)| Q 

8TH SUBCIRCUIT - LIPSCOMB VACANCY
132 |   Stephen Swedlow (D)| HQ 

9TH SUBCIRCUIT - CLEVELAND VACANCY
131 | Sanjay Tailor (D)| HQ 

9TH SUBCIRCUIT - JACOBIUS VACANCY
132 | Barry Goldberg (D)| Q 

11TH SUBCIRCUIT - McGUIRE VACANCY
131 |   Aileen Bhandari (D) | Q

13TH SUBCIRCUIT - GROEBNER VACANCY
131 |       Joe Gump (D)| Q 
132 | Gary William Seyring ( R) | Q 

14TH SUBCIRCUIT- BROWN VACANCY
132 | Iris Y. Chavira (D)| NR

14TH SUBCIRCUIT- JAGIELSKI VACANCY
132 | Viviana Martinez (D)| NR

15TH SUBCIRCUIT - LAWLER VACANCY
131 | Bernadette Barrett (D)| Q 


RETENTION CANDIDATES
201  | Mary Jane Theis   YES
203  | James Fitzgerald Smith   YES
205  | Terry J. Lavin   YES
207  | Maureen E. Connors   YES
209  | Mathias William Delort   YES
211  | Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse, Jr.   YES
213  | Jesse G Reyes   YES
215  | Sophia H. Hall    YES
217  | Timothy C.  Evans    YES
219  | Charles Patrick Burns   YES
221  | John Patrick Kirby   YES
223  | Leroy K. Martin, Jr.   YES
225  | Robert "Bob" Balanoff    YES
227  | Kathleen Marie Burke   YES
229  | Thomas J. Kelley   YES
231  | Clare Elizabeth McWilliams   YES
233  | Mary Lane Mikva   YES
235  | Patrick T. Murphy   YES
237  | Jim Ryan   YES
239  | Thaddeus L. Wilson   YES
242  | Daniel James Pierce   NO*
243  | William H. Hooks   YES
245  | Thomas V. Lyons   YES
247  | Daniel Malone   YES
249  | Geary W. Kull   YES
251  | Steven James Bernstein   YES
253  | Bonita Coleman   YES
256  | Ann Finley Collins   NO
257  | Daniel J. Gallagher   YES
259  | Linzey D. Jones   YES
261  | Susan Kennedy Sullivan   YES
263  | Terry MacCarthy   YES
265  | Sandra Gisela Ramos   YES
267  | Daniel Patrick Duffy   YES
269  | Anna Maria Loftus   YES
271  | Aleksandra "Alex" Gillespie   YES
273  | Eve Marie Reilly   YES
275  | Fredrenna M. Lyle   YES
277  | Jerry A. Esrig   YES
279  | Alison C. Conlon   YES
281  | Rossana P. Fernandez   YES
283  | William B. Sullivan   YES
285  | John Fitzgerald Lyke, Jr.   YES
287  | Carrie E. Hamilton   YES
289  | Patricia "Pat" Spratt   YES
291  | James L. Allegretti   YES
293  | Eulalia "Evie" De La Rosa   YES
295  | Carolyn J. Gallagher   YES
297  | Maureen O'Donoghue Hannon   YES
299  | D. Renee Jackson   YES
301  | Daryl Jones   YES
303  | Steven A. Kozicki   YES
305  | Matthew Link   YES
307  | Mary Kathleen McHugh   YES
309  | Leonard Murray   YES
311  | Brendan A. O'Brien   YES
313  | Kevin M. O'Donnell   YES
315  | Susana L. Ortiz   YES
317  | Jesse Outlaw   YES
319  | Patrick Joseph Powers   YES
321  | Marguerite Ann Quinn   YES
323  | Catherine Ann Schneider   YES

* Judge Pierce indicated he is not seeking retention. However his name remains on the ballot.

 

 

Downloadable Resources:

November 8, 2022 General Election Pocket Guide
2-page summary in a printable PDF format - perfect for the voting booth!

November 8, 2022 General Election Guide - En Español
Guía electoral para elecciones informativas de jueces.

November 8, 2022 General Election Pocket Guide - Polish
Przewodnik w wyborach sędziowskich.

November 8, 2022 General Election Smart Guide
A Voter’s Guide to Judicial Candidates


Paid for by The Chicago Bar Association 2022 Judicial Evaluation Fund.