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Cook County Democratic judicial candidates

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Candidate and Ratings Notable
vacancy

John J.
Countywide:
"Jack" Positive Received party endorsement
Rooney
Hagerty

Countywide:
Mable Taylor Negative
Rooney

Peter M.
Countywide: Currently appointed to the bench; received party
"Mike" Mixed
McGinnis endorsement
Gonzalez

Gave false testimony in wrongfully convicted man's civil

Brian T. Countywide:
Mixed lawsuit; appellate court reversed three convictions
Sexton McGinnis
based on his conduct

Bradley R. Countywide:
Positive
Trowbridge McGinnis

Jerome C.
Countywide:
"Jerry" Positive
Jordan
Barrido

Patrick D. Countywide:
Mixed
John Jordan

Clare J. Countywide: Currently appointed to the bench; received party

Positive
Quish Jordan endorsement and FOP endorsement

Cecilia A. Countywide: Currently appointed to the bench; received party

Positive
Horan Hartigan endorsement and FOP endorsement

Keith L. Countywide:
Negative
Spence Hartigan

Keely P. Countywide:
Mixed
Hillison Flanagan

Preston Countywide:
Positive Received party endorsement
Jones, Jr. Flanagan

Amanda M. Countywide:
Mixed Received FOP endorsement
Pillsbury Flanagan

Ioana Countywide:
Mixed
Salajanu Flanagan
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Candidate and Ratings Notable
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Rosa M. Countywide:
Positive Received party endorsement
Silva Egan

Thomas F. Countywide:
Positive Received party endorsement
McGuire Dunford

Corri D. Countywide:
Negative Was subject of a campaign attack ad
Fetman Dooling

Timothy J. Countywide:
Positive
Leeming Dooling

Athanasios Countywide:
Positive Received party endorsement and FOP endorsement
"Tom" Sianis Dooling

Jonathan C. Countywide: Was accused of withholding evidence; received party

Positive
Green Clay endorsement

Kathaleen T. Countywide:
Positive
Lanahan Clay

Michael I. Countywide:
Mixed Received FOP endorsement
O'Malley Clay

Lori A. Countywide:
Mixed
Roper Clay

Countywide:
John Maher Positive Received FOP endorsement
Brewer

Kathryn M. Countywide:
Positive
Vahey Brewer

Oran F. Countywide: Currently appointed to the bench; received party

Positive
Whiting Brewer endorsement

Rishi
8th: Pethers Positive
Agrawal

Currently appointed to the bench; received

Myron F.
8th: Pethers Positive endorsement from local Democratic Party
Mackoff
representatives

Jeanne M.
8th: Pethers Positive Currently appointed to the bench
Wrenn

Athena A.
8th: Liu Positive Received FOP endorsement
Farmakis

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Candidate and Ratings Notable
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Michael A. Received endorsement from local Democratic Party

8th: Liu Positive
Forti representatives

Cyrus Sanctioned in 2012 by Circuit Court for filing a motion in

8th: Liu Negative
Hosseini bad faith

Lindsay
8th: Liu Positive
Huge

John C.
8th: Fabri Positive
Benson

Stephen J.
8th: Fabri Mixed
Feldman

Bonnie C.
8th: Fabri Negative
McGrath

James A.
8th: Fabri Positive
Shapiro

Robin D. Received endorsement from local Democratic Party

8th: Fabri Positive
Shoffner representatives

Stephanie K. 6th: Lopez Currently appointed to the bench; received FOP

Positive
Miller Cepero endorsement

6th: Lopez
Linda Perez Mixed
Cepero

Charlie Currently appointed to the bench; received FOP

6th: Cooke Positive
Beach endorsement

Ed Underhill 6th: Cooke Positive

Andrea M.
6th: Cooke Positive
Webber

Currently appointed to the bench; only candidate to

Kent A.
6th: Chevere Positive receive top ratings from all three bar groups; received
Delgado
FOP endorsement

David Drew concerns for anger and treatment of female

6th: Chevere Mixed
Herrera supervisors

Sean P. Kelly 6th: Chevere Negative

5th: Has pending case before Illinois Supreme Court's

Shay T. Allen Negative
Washington attorney disciplinary board

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Candidate and Ratings Notable
vacancy

Robert 5th:
Positive Currently appointed to the bench
Harris Washington

Mary A. 5th: Received campaign donation from her boss, Cook

Negative
Melchor Washington County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown

David L.
5th: Jones Positive
Kelly

Jenetia
5th: Jones Negative
Marshall

Marian E.
5th: Jones Mixed Currently appointed to the bench
Perkins

Gwendolyn
5th: Banks Negative Was suspended by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2001
D. Anderson

Gino Betts 5th: Banks Negative

H. Yvonne
5th: Banks Positive Currently appointed to the bench
Coleman

Rhonda
5th: Banks Negative
Sallee

Elizabeth
Ciaccia- 4th: Riley Positive Received FOP endorsement
Lezza

Danny
4th: Riley Positive
Collins

John A.
4th: Riley Positive Currently appointed to the bench
O'Meara

Martin D. Received endorsement from local Democratic Party

4th: Riley Mixed
Reggi representatives

Received endorsement from local Democratic Party

Caroline P. representatives and FOP; represented former Chicago
4th: Davy Positive
Golden police commander Jon Burge, detective Reynaldo
Guevara

David R.
4th: Davy Positive
Navarro

Kevin 3rd:
Positive Received FOP endorsement
Cunningham Delehanty

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Michael A. 3rd:
Negative Only candidate working as a police officer
Hayes Delehanty

Patrick T. 3rd:
Positive
Stanton Delehanty

Sheree D.
2nd: Willis Positive
Henry

Debra A.
2nd: Willis Positive Currently appointed to the bench
Seaton

Ubi O'Neal 2nd: Willis Negative Was censured by the Illinois Supreme Court in 1999

2nd: Turner,
Ieshia Gray Positive
Jr.

Currently appointed to the bench; was censured by

Travis 2nd: Turner,
Positive Illinois Supreme Court in 2008; criticized for jokingly
Richardson Jr.
soliciting campaign donations, a potential rules violation

Devlin Abuse investigation he helped lead was criticized as not

2nd: Turner Positive
Schoop rigorous; previously appointed to the bench

Arthur W.
2nd: Turner Mixed
Willis

Toya T.
2nd: Rhodes Positive Currently appointed to the bench
Harvey

Tiesha L.
2nd: Rhodes Negative
Smith

Adrienne E.
2nd: Laws Positive Currently appointed to the bench
Davis

William H. Federal judge once ruled his representation of a client

2nd: Laws Positive
Laws was ineffective

Fredrick H. 2nd: Currently appointed to the bench; campaign criticized

Positive
Bates Lampkin for highlighting ad outside courthouse

Tiana E. 2nd:
Positive
Blakely Lampkin

1st:
Erika L. Orr Hambright, Positive
Jr.

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Candidate and Ratings Notable
vacancy

1st:
Litricia P.
Hambright, Positive Received FOP endorsement
Payne
Jr.

Currently appointed to the bench; received

Anthony C. 15th:
Mixed endorsement from local Democratic Party
Swanagan Zelezinksi
representatives

Scott D. 15th:
Positive
McKenna Zelezinksi

Ashonta
15th: Scully,
Rice- Negative
Jr.
Akiwowo

Michael B. 15th: Scully,

Positive Received FOP endorsement
Barrett Jr.

Marina E.
14th: Garcia Positive
Ammendola

Beatriz
Campaigning with congressional candidate Jesus
Frausto- 14th: Garcia Negative
"Chuy" Garcia
Sandoval

Samuel J. 13th: Currently appointed to the bench; previously spent 19

Positive
Betar, III O'Donnell years as associate judge

Shannon P. 13th: Changed his name from "Philip Spiwak" to the Irish-
Negative
O'Malley Lawrence sounding Shannon O'Malley

Ketki "Kay"
13th: Crane Positive
Steffen

Joel
12th: Maki Positive
Chupack

Thomas R.
12th: Maki Mixed Was censured by Illinois Supreme Court in 2001
Molitor

Carmine
12th: Maki Mixed
Trombetta

Scott J. 11th:
Positive
Frankel Kennedy

Joanne F. 11th: Currently appointed to the bench; received FOP

Positive
Rosado Kennedy endorsement

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Candidate and Ratings Notable
vacancy

Gerald V. 10th:
Positive
Cleary Suriano

Noreen P. 10th:
Negative
Connolly Suriano

Colleen R. 10th: Received endorsement from local Democratic Party

Positive
Daly Suriano representatives and FOP

Thomas J. 10th:
Mixed
Gabryzewski Suriano

Jill Rose 10th: Would be Illinois's first openly transgender judge if

Mixed
Quinn Suriano elected

Gwyn E. 10th: O'Neill

Mixed
Ward Brown Burke

Lorraine 10th: O'Neill

Mixed Received FOP endorsement
Murphy Burke

Currently appointed to the bench; received

Stephanie 10th: O'Neill
Positive endorsement from local Democratic Party
Saltouros Burke
representatives

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