Carolyn Gallagher (Illinois)
Carolyn Gallagher (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Gallagher (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Incumbent Cynthia Cobbs won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cynthia Cobbs (D) | 100.0 | 1,479,372 |
| Total votes: 1,479,372 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Incumbent Cynthia Cobbs defeated Carolyn Gallagher in the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Cobbs | 70.6 | 335,240 |
 | Carolyn Gallagher | 29.4 | 139,774 | |
| Total votes: 475,014 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gallagher in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
Cook County Circuit Court, Carolyn Gallagher's seat
Carolyn Gallagher was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 78.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
78.3
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861,104 | ||
No |
21.7
|
238,079 | |||
Total Votes |
1,099,183 | ||||
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2020
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Incumbent Michael Hyman won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Hyman (D) | 100.0 | 1,633,319 |
| Total votes: 1,633,319 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Incumbent Michael Hyman defeated Sandra G. Ramos, Maureen O'Leary, and Carolyn Gallagher in the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Hyman | 35.5 | 273,898 |
| Sandra G. Ramos | 27.0 | 207,989 | ||
| Maureen O'Leary | 20.7 | 159,423 | ||
| Carolyn Gallagher | 16.9 | 130,067 | |
| Total votes: 771,377 | |||
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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.
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Gallagher ran for election to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: She was defeated in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 27.7 percent of the vote. She competed against William B. Raines, Patricia S. Spratt and Mary Alice Melchor.
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carolyn Gallagher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 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
- ↑ Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, "General Primary Election, Unofficial Summary Report," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Gubernatorial Primary Election," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
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