Abbey Fishman Romanek
Abbey Fishman Romanek is a judge for the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office on December 1, 2014. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Romanek ran for re-election for the 9th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Romanek received an undergraduate degree in education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a J.D. from IIT Chicago Kent College of Law in 1987.[1]
Career
Romanek has worked in several private law firms, focusing mainly on medical malpractice. She was most recently with the Franklin Law Group, and worked with North Shore LAW. She also spent 3 years as an assistant attorney general in the Medicaid Fraud Control Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General's Office, and was an adjunct professor of law at Chicago Kent College of Law.[1] Romanek was elected to the Cook County 9th Subcircuit on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2020
Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit, Retention election for Abbey Fishman Romanek
Abbey Fishman Romanek was retained to the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 76.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
76.7
|
1,253,355 | ||
No |
23.3
|
381,162 | |||
Total Votes |
1,634,517 | ||||
|
|
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Romanek ran for election to the Cook County 9th Subcircuit.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 35.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Michael F. Otto, Michael Alan Strom, Brian Alexander (Illinois) and Thomas M. Cushing.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[2][3][4]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Abbey Fishman Romanek as Qualified for election in 2014.[5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Abbey Fishman Romanek did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abbey Romanek for Cook County Judge, "Abbey's bio," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk's Office, "2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election," March 18, 2014, accessed March 19, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 14, 2014
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois
