Bonita Coleman-John
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2028
Bonita Coleman-John (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 1st Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Coleman-John ran for re-election for the 1st Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Prior to being elected in 2010, Coleman-John spent 17 years in private law practice, focusing on family law, criminal defense and probate work.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
Cook County Circuit Court 1st Subcircuit, Bonita Coleman-John's seat
Bonita Coleman-John was retained to the 1st Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 72.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
72.4
|
802,403 | ||
No |
27.6
|
306,557 | |||
Total Votes |
1,108,960 | ||||
|
|
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.[3][4] Bonita Coleman-John was retained in the Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Bonita Coleman-John Retention Election with 74.26 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Bonita Coleman-John Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Bonita Coleman-John | 74.26% | |
| 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.[5]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[5]
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.[6][5]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[5]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
2010
Coleman-John won election after running unopposed.[7][8]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bonita Coleman-John did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Chicago Council of Lawyers, "Evaluation Report: Judges Seeking Retention in the November 2010 General Election and Judicial Candidates Seeking to Fill Judicial Vacancies," September 16, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ The Chicago Citizen, "10 Community Leaders To Watch In 2010," December 30, 2009
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 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
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