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Brendan O'Brien
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2028
Brendan O'Brien (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. His current term ends on December 4, 2028.
O'Brien ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
Cook County Circuit Court, Brendan A. O'Brien's seat
Brendan O'Brien was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 70.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
70.9
|
769,553 | ||
No |
29.1
|
315,570 | |||
Total Votes |
1,085,123 | ||||
|
|
2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[1] Brendan O'Brien ran unopposed in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.[2]
| Cook County Circuit Court, Love Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brendan O'Brien (unopposed) |
100.00% | 775,719 |
| Total Votes | 775,719 | |
| 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.
2014
O'Brien filed for election to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court in 2014, but withdrew his candidacy prior to the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.[5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brendan O'Brien did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 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
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 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
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