Alon Stein
Alon Stein (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 12th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office on December 2, 2024. His current term ends on December 2, 2030.
Stein (Democratic Party) ran for election for the 12th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Stein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Alon Stein was born in Skokie, Illinois. Stein earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago and a law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School. His career experience includes working as an attorney and business owner. He has been affiliated with the Advocates Society, Polish-American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and the Decalogue Society of Lawyers.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 12th Subcircuit
Alon Stein defeated Maria McCarthy in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 12th Subcircuit on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alon Stein (D)  | 55.0 | 62,476 |
 | Maria McCarthy (R) | 45.0 | 51,162 | |
| Total votes: 113,638 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 12th Subcircuit
Alon Stein advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 12th Subcircuit on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alon Stein | 100.0 | 17,214 |
| Total votes: 17,214 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Cook County Circuit Court 12th Subcircuit
Maria McCarthy advanced from the Republican primary for Cook County Circuit Court 12th Subcircuit on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria McCarthy | 100.0 | 6,899 |
| Total votes: 6,899 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stein in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alon Stein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stein's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Alon Stein represents individuals and businesses on a broad range of complicated matters in many courts.
He is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. Alon Stein represents plaintiffs and defendants. He prosecutes and defends matters on behalf of his clients.
Alon Stein has tried numerous cases in several states (Illinois, Wisconsin, Arizona and Indiana); he has presided over many cases as an arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County for over a decade and; he has authored articles and lectured about various legal topics.
Alon Stein has argued appeals before the highest courts, including the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, the Supreme Court of Indiana, the appellate courts of Illinois, Indiana, Arizona and Wisconsin, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
In addition, as a business owner himself (Stein Law Offices), Alon Stein understands the pressures of running a business.
Alon Stein has served as a leader of several bar associations in the legal community. Alon and his wife Nina are very active in the local community and they have two young boys, Ari (9) and Oren (6), who love baseball and sports.
Alon Stein has been a regular sponsor of Northbrook youth baseball teams.- Alon Stein practices in many courts and represents clients on a broad range of issues, which will be useful experience on the bench.
- Alon Stein has been hearing and presiding over cases for the Circuit Court of Cook County as an arbitrator at arbitration hearings for over a decade. That experience will be useful on the bench.
- All of the rating bar associations have found Alon Stein to be recommended or qualified. In addition, the Advocates Society (the Polish-American Bar Association) found Alon Stein to be "Recommended and Endorsed".
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Cook County Circuit Court 12th Subcircuit |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 9, 2024
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
