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Alison C. Conlon

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Cook County Circuit Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2028

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Yale University

Law

Duke University School of Law, 2000

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

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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

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