Amanda Pillsbury

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Amanda Pillsbury

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 28, 2022

Education

High school

Mother Theodore Guerin High School

Bachelor's

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Law

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law

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Amanda Pillsbury (Democratic Party) ran for election for the 4th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.

Biography

Amanda Pillsbury was born and lives in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Mother Theodore Guerin High School. She earned a B.A. in speech communication from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and a J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. Pillsbury’s career experience includes working as a prosecutor with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court 4th Subcircuit

Nick Kantas won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 4th Subcircuit on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nick Kantas (D)	100.0	64,184

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 4th Subcircuit

Nick Kantas defeated Amanda Pillsbury in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 4th Subcircuit on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nick Kantas	55.0	13,490
		Amanda Pillsbury	45.0	11,022

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,512
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court

Incumbent Sheree Henry won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheree Henry (D)	100.0	1,486,274

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,486,274
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court

Incumbent Sheree Henry defeated Amanda Pillsbury, Dan Walsh, and Keely Hillison in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheree Henry	53.4	390,875
		Amanda Pillsbury	17.9	130,932
	Submit photo	Dan Walsh	17.7	129,870
		Keely Hillison	10.8	79,013
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	1,113

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 731,803
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elizabeth Karkula (D)

2018

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2018

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court

Preston Jones Jr. won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Preston Jones Jr. (D)	100.0	1,293,252

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court

Preston Jones Jr. defeated Amanda Pillsbury, Keely Hillison, and Ioana Salajanu in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Preston Jones Jr.	47.3	293,194
		Amanda Pillsbury	25.9	160,770
		Keely Hillison	15.8	98,116
	Submit photo	Ioana Salajanu	11.0	67,982

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 620,062
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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.

The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.

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.

Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a circuit/county resident; and
• licensed to practice law in Illinois.

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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Footnotes

Illinois courts

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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

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Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court

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