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.