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Alison C. Conlon
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2028
Alison C. Conlon is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Conlon ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Conlon was appointed to the court by the Illinois Supreme Court, effective February 2, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Thomas L. Hogan. [1]
Biography
Conlon received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her J.D. degree from the Duke University School of Law in 2000.[1] From 2010 until her appointment to the Cook Judicial Circuit in 2015, Conlon was a partner at the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Chicago, Illinois. She also previously was a partner at the firm of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, served as an assistant corporation counsel for the City of Chicago, and was a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Charles Kocoras.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
Cook County Circuit Court, Alison C. Conlon's seat
Alison C. Conlon was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 72.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
72.7
|
799,247 | ||
No |
27.3
|
299,555 | |||
Total Votes |
1,098,802 | ||||
|
|
2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[2] Alison C. Conlon defeated Michael O'Malley in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.[3]
| Cook County Circuit Court, Hogan Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Alison C. Conlon |
54.24% | 469,009 |
| Michael O'Malley | 45.76% | 395,673 |
| Total Votes | 864,682 | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 513 judges on the Illinois Circuit Court, each elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections.[4]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[4]
The circuit courts are also served by 391 associate judges, who are limited in that they may not preside over cases in which the defendant is charged with a felony (an offense punishable by one or more years in prison). Associate judges are appointed to four-year terms by circuit judges.[5][4]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Illinois State Bar Association, "Conlon, Fernandez appointed as Cook County Circuit Judges," January 16, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2016 Election Schedule and Registration Deadlines," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Judges, "Announced Vacancies for the Primary and General Elections 2016," accessed December 21, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 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
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