Bonnie Carol McGrath

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Bonnie Carol McGrath

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Elections and appointments
Last election

March 17, 2020

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
Image of Chris Stacey
Chris Stacey (D) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Chris Stacey
Chris Stacey Candidate Connection
 
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

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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

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