The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) has released its evaluations for judicial candidates in the upcoming November 5, 2024, general election. This voter guide for Chicago 2024 provides voters with important insights into the qualifications of each candidate, helping to ensure an informed electorate for these crucial judicial races. The CBA’s independent screening process is a vital resource for Chicago voters as they prepare to cast their ballots. Understanding these ratings is a key step in participating effectively in the democratic process and shaping the future of the Chicago legal system.
Here are the Chicago Bar Association’s findings, categorized by court and vacancy:
Illinois Supreme Court
(Burke Vacancy)
- 71 | Joy Virginia Cunningham (D) | Highly Qualified
Illinois Appellate Court
(Connors Vacancy)
- 72 | Mary Lane Mikva (D) | Highly Qualified
(Cunningham Vacancy)
- 73 | Cynthia Y. Cobbs (D) | Highly Qualified
(Delort Vacancy)
- 74 | Celia Louise Gamrath (D) | Highly Qualified
(O’Neill Burke Vacancy)
- 75 | Carl Anthony Walker (D) | Highly Qualified
Circuit Court of Cook County
(Flannery Vacancy)
- 76 | Pablo F. deCastro (D) | Qualified
- 77 | Tien H. Glaub (R) | Not Recommended
(Gaughan Vacancy)
- 78 | Corinne C. Heggie (D) | Qualified
(Haberkorn Vacancy)
- 79 | Sarah Johnson (D) | Qualified
(Hubbard Vacancy)
- 80 | Deidre M. Dyer (D) | Qualified
(Maras Vacancy)
- 81 | Arlene Y. Coleman-Romeo (D) | Not Recommended
(Mitchell Vacancy)
- 82 | Neil Cohen (D) | Qualified
(Murphy Vacancy)
- 83 | Edward Joseph Underhill (D) | Qualified
(Propes Vacancy)
- 84 | Debjani ‘Deb’ Desai (D) | Qualified
(Raines Vacancy)
- 85 | Jennifer Patricia Callahan (D) | Qualified
(Sullivan Vacancy)
- 86 | James S. Murphy-Aguilu (D) | Qualified
(Walker Vacancy)
- 87 | Chloe Georgianna Pederson (D) | Qualified
Circuit Court of Cook County Subcircuits
3rd Subcircuit
(Adams Brosnahan Vacancy)
- 91 | Lucy Vazquez-Gonzalez (D) | Not Recommended
(Harmening Vacancy)
- 92 | Pat Heery (D) | Not Recommended
4th Subcircuit
(Felice Vacancy)
- 91 | Michael M. Chvatal (D) | Qualified
(King Vacancy)
- 92 | Philip Fowler (D) | Qualified
(Maloney Vacancy)
- 93 | Koula A. Fournier (D) | Qualified
5th Subcircuit
(Lewis Vacancy)
- 91 | Yolanda Harris Sayre (D) | Qualified
7th Subcircuit
(Solganick Vacancy)
- 91 | Owens J. Shelby (D) | Qualified
8th Subcircuit
(Collins-Dole Vacancy)
- 91 | Loveleen Ahuja (D) | Qualified
10th Subcircuit
(McWilliams Vacancy)
- 91 | Caroline Glennon-Goodman (D) | Qualified
(Wojkowski Vacancy)
- 92 | James V. Murphy (D) | Qualified
11th Subcircuit
(Finley Collins Vacancy)
- 91 | Dawn Gonzalez (D) | Qualified
(Daleo Vacancy)
- 92 | Audrey Victoria Cosgrove (D) | Qualified
12th Subcircuit
(Dickler Vacancy)
- 91 | Alon Stein (D) | Qualified
- 92 | Maria McCarthy (R) | Highly Qualified
(Quinn Vacancy)
- 93 | Frank J. Andreou (D) | Qualified
- 94 | Pamela Curran Smith (R) | Qualified
(Schleifer Vacancy)
- 95 | James “Jack” Costello (D) | Qualified
- 96 | Matthew Taylor (R) | Not Recommended
13th Subcircuit
(Betar, III Vacancy)
- 91 | Ralph Meczyk (D) | Qualified
(Shroff Steffen Vacancy)
- 92 | Mary Sevandal Cohen (D) | Qualified
14th Subcircuit
(O’Hara Vacancy)
- 91 | Griselda Vega Samuel (D) | Qualified
(Pierce Vacancy)
- 92 | Stephanie Kathryn Miller (D) | Qualified
15th Subcircuit
(Demacopoulous Vacancy)
- 91 | Luciano “Lou” Panici, Jr. (D) | Not Recommended
(Toomin Vacancy)
- 92 | John A. Fairman (D) | Qualified
16th Subcircuit
(Flood Vacancy)
- 91 | Pedro Fregoso, Jr. (D) | Qualified
(Griffin, Jr. Vacancy)
- 92 | Cecilia Abundis (D) | Not Recommended
17th Subcircuit
(Aguilar Vacancy)
- 91 | Rivanda Doss Beal (D) | Qualified
(Flaherty Vacancy)
- 92 | Lloyd James Brooks (D) | Qualified
18th Subcircuit
(Linn Vacancy)
- 92 | John Hock (D) | Qualified
- 93 | Lynn Terese Palac (R) | Qualified
18th Subcircuit
(Gottainer Edidin Vacancy)
- 91 | Jeffrey G. Chrones (D) | Qualified
19th Subcircuit
(Senechalle, Jr. Vacancy)
- 91 | Bridget Colleen Duignan (D) | Highly Qualified
20th Subcircuit
(Budzinski Vacancy)
- 91 | Nadine Jean Wichern (D) | Qualified
Illinois Appellate Court Retention
- 201 | Thomas E. Hoffman | Qualified
- 203 | David W. Ellis | Qualified
Circuit Court of Cook County Retention
- 205 | Kathy M. Flanagan | Qualified
- 207 | Stuart F. Lubin | Qualified
- 209 | Martin S. Agran | Qualified
- 211 | Ronald F. Bartkowicz | Qualified
- 213 | E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. | Not Recommended
- 215 | James M. Varga | Qualified
- 217 | Mary Margaret Brosnahan | Qualified
- 219 | Maura Slattery Boyle | Qualified
- 221 | Carl Anthony Walker | Qualified
- 223 | Daniel Patrick Brennan | Qualified
- 225 | Ellen L. Flannigan | Qualified
- 227 | Carol M. Howard | Qualified
- 229 | Jill C. Marisie | Qualified
- 231 | Mike McHale | Qualified
- 233 | James Patrick Murphy | Qualified
- 235 | Ramon Ocasio III | Qualified
- 237 | Mary Colleen Roberts | Qualified
- 239 | Celia Louise Gamrath | Qualified
- 241 | Tommy Brewer | Qualified
- 243 | Erica L. Reddick | Qualified
- 245 | Lionel Jean- Baptiste | Qualified
- 247 | Michael R. Clancy | Qualified
- 249 | Regina Ann Scannicchio | Qualified
- 251 | Diann Karen Marsalek | Qualified
- 253 | Carl B. Boyd | Qualified
- 255 | Daniel R. Degnan | Qualified
- 257 | John H. Ehrlich | Qualified
- 259 | Terry Gallagher | Qualified
- 261 | William G. Gamboney | Qualified
- 263 | Elizabeth Mary Hayes | Qualified
- 265 | Martin C. Kelley | Qualified
- 267 | Kimberly D. Lewis | Qualified
- 269 | Aicha Marie MacCarthy | Qualified
- 272 | Lisa Ann Marino | Not Recommended
- 273 | Michael Tully Mullen | Qualified
- 275 | Karen Lynn O’Malley | Qualified
- 277 | Paul S. Pavlus | Qualified
- 279 | Cynthia Ramirez | Qualified
- 281 | Beatriz Santiago | Qualified
- 283 | Clare Joyce Quish | Qualified
- 285 | Stephanie Saltouros | Qualified
- 287 | Kent Delgado | Qualified
- 289 | Cecilia Anne Horan | Qualified
- 291 | Joanne F. Rosado | Qualified
- 293 | Toya T. Harvey | Qualified
- 295 | Adrienne Elaine Davis | Qualified
- 297 | H. Yvonne Coleman | Qualified
- 299 | Debra A. Seaton | Qualified
- 301 | David R. Navarro | Qualified
- 303 | Marian Emily Perkins | Qualified
- 305 | Robert Harris | Qualified
- 307 | Preston Jones, Jr. | Qualified
- 309 | Peter Michael Gonzalez | Qualified
- 311 | Jeanne Marie Wrenn | Qualified
- 313 | Michael B. Barrett | Qualified
- 315 | Tiana Ellis Blakely | Qualified
- 317 | Joel Chupack | Qualified
- 319 | Elizabeth Ciaccia-Lezza | Qualified
- 321 | Kevin Patrick Cunningham | Qualified
- 323 | Colleen Reardon Daly | Qualified
- 325 | Beatriz A. Frausto-Sandoval | Qualified
- 327 | Ieshia Gray | Qualified
- 329 | Jack Hagerty | Qualified
- 331 | Lindsay Huge | Qualified
- 333 | Kathaleen Theresa Lanahan | Qualified
- 335 | Thomas F. McGuire | Qualified
- 337 | Scott McKenna | Qualified
- 339 | Shannon O’Malley | Not Recommended
- 341 | Erika Orr | Qualified
- 343 | Linda Perez | Qualified
- 345 | James “Jamie” Shapiro | Qualified
- 347 | Tom Sam Sianis | Qualified
- 349 | Rosa Maria Silva | Qualified
- 351 | Kathryn Maloney Vahey | Qualified
- 353 | Andrea Michelle Webber | Qualified
- 355 | Arthur Wesley Willis | Qualified
Make Your Voice Heard in 2024
This voter guide for Chicago in 2024, based on the Chicago Bar Association’s evaluations, is designed to help you make informed decisions in the upcoming judicial elections. Your vote plays a crucial role in shaping the judiciary of Cook County and Illinois. Be sure to utilize resources like this voter guide to understand the qualifications of each candidate and exercise your civic duty on November 5, 2024.
