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Anjana Hansen
Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Tenure
2014 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
11

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 3, 2020
Education
Bachelor's
St. Norbert College, 1994
Law
University of Illinois-Chicago, John Marshall Law School

Anjana Hansen (Democratic Party) 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.

Hansen 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

Hansen received her undergraduate degree from St. Norbert College in 1994 and her J.D. from the John Marshall Law School.[1]

Career

Hansen ran her own general practice and was an administrative hearing officer for the City of Evanston. She also held an aldermanic seat in the 9th Ward of Evanston from 2005 to 2009.[1]

Awards and associations

  • Chair, Bike the Ridge in Evanston
  • Member, City of Evanston’s Community Development Block Grant Committee
  • Planning committee, McGaw YMCA's Children’s Center
  • Instructor, Evanston Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy
  • Past instructor, Institute for Paralegal Studies at Loyola University
  • Past instructor, Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies for Police Staff and Command
  • Past board member, Democratic Party of Evanston[1]

Elections

2020

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

Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit, Retention election for Anjana Hansen

Anjana Hansen was retained to the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 76.8% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
76.8
 
1,242,804
No
 
23.2
 
375,098
Total Votes
1,617,902

2014

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Hansen ran for election to the Cook County 9th Subcircuit.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 62.7 percent of the vote. She competed against Thomas Peter Kougias and Monica A. Forte.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. [2][3][4][5][6] 

Evaluations

The Illinois State Bar Association rated Anjana Hansen as Qualified for election in 2014.[7]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Anjana Hansen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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