Celestia Mays

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Celestia Mays

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Democratic Party

Cook County Circuit Court

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Appointed

November 12, 2018

Celestia Mays (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Mays assumed office on January 25, 2019. Mays' current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Mays (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Mays won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court

Incumbent Celestia Mays won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Celestia Mays (D)	100.0	1,511,514

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,511,514
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court

Incumbent Celestia Mays defeated Jacqueline Griffin, Mary Therese Quinn, and Daniel Collins in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Celestia Mays	36.7	270,288
	Submit photo	Jacqueline Griffin	26.8	196,935
	Submit photo	Mary Therese Quinn	21.1	155,585
	Submit photo	Daniel Collins	15.4	112,974

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 735,782
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Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Illinois courts

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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