Ann Finley Collins
Ann Finley Collins was a judge on the Cook County 11th Subcircuit in Illinois. Collins was elected in 2010 and successfully ran for retention in 2016.
Biography
Collins earned a B.A. from a combined four years at the University of California Los Angeles and the University of California Berkeley, graduating in 1968. She went on to receive a California State Teaching Certificate in 1970 and later a J.D. from Illinois Institute of Technology and Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1985.[1] After earning her teaching certificate, Collins spent 11 years teaching in the inner city schools of Oakland, California. Then, upon graduating from law school in Chicago, she became an assistant public defender, working in the Cook County Public Defender's Office for 24 years.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
Cook County Circuit Court 11th Subcircuit, Ann Finley Collins's seat
Ann Finley Collins was retained to the 11th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 61.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
61.3
|
684,630 | ||
No |
38.7
|
431,990 | |||
Total Votes |
1,116,620 | ||||
|
|
2016
Judges of the Illinois Circuit Court stand for retention after their first full term. To be retained, a judge must receive at least 60 percent of the vote.[2][3] Ann Finley Collins was retained in the Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Ann Finley Collins Retention Election with 77.39 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Ann Finley Collins Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Ann Finley Collins | 77.39% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
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.
2010
Collins was elected after running unopposed in the general election.[6][7]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ann Finley Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedtribune - ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations - How it works," accessed November 19, 2019
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results"
- ↑ Cook County Elections, Judicial Subcircuit Election Results
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
