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Bonnie Carol McGrath
Bonnie Carol McGrath (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020.
McGrath was a 2016 candidate for the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She was defeated in the primary on March 15, 2016.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Chris Stacey won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Stacey (D)  | 100.0 | 1,494,586 |
| Total votes: 1,494,586 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Stacey | 28.0 | 206,054 |
| Jennifer Callahan | 24.6 | 181,280 | ||
| Arthur Sutton | 13.8 | 101,916 | ||
| Joseph Chico | 12.4 | 91,572 | ||
| Bonnie Carol McGrath | 12.1 | 89,072 | ||
| Joy Tolbert Nelson | 9.1 | 67,118 | ||
| Total votes: 737,012 | |||
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2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[1] Carolyn Gallagher defeated Mark Lyon, Bonnie Carol McGrath, Sean Chaudhuri, and Gregory LaPapa in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.[2]
| Cook County Circuit Court, Johnson Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Carolyn Gallagher |
34.45% | 292,922 |
| Mark Lyon | 20.23% | 172,017 |
| Bonnie Carol McGrath | 17.51% | 148,915 |
| Sean Chaudhuri | 14.63% | 124,427 |
| Gregory LaPapa | 13.17% | 111,945 |
| Total Votes | 850,226 | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016 | ||
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.[3]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[3]
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.[4][3]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bonnie Carol McGrath did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2016 Election Schedule and Registration Deadlines," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Judges, "Announced Vacancies for the Primary and General Elections 2016," accessed December 21, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
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
