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Celia Gamrath
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2024 - Present
2034
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Celia Gamrath (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. She assumed office on September 6, 2024. Her current term ends on December 4, 2034.
Gamrath (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Gamrath also ran for re-election for the 8th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. Gamrath unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the general election ballot on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Celia Gamrath received her B.S. degree (Business) from Indiana University in 1991 and her J.D. degree from The John Marshall Law School in 1994.[1] Gamrath began her career as a law clerk for Illinois Appellate Justice Thomas Rakowski. She worked as a partner of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck prior to her judicial appointment in 2010. She has also taught at The John Marshall Law School.[1][2]
Elections
2024
Appellate Court
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Incumbent Celia Gamrath won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Celia Gamrath (D) | 100.0 | 1,447,943 | |
| Total votes: 1,447,943 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Incumbent Celia Gamrath defeated Leonard Murray in the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Celia Gamrath | 72.3 | 338,217 | |
| Leonard Murray | 27.7 | 129,259 | ||
| Total votes: 467,476 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gamrath in this election.
Circuit Court
Celia Gamrath filed for retention to the Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit, but withdrew after filing for office. She appeared on the retention ballot, but votes for and against her were not counted.[3]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gamrath in this election.
2018
Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit
Celia Gamrath was retained to the 8th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 78.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
78.5
|
973,706 | ||
No |
21.5
|
267,177 | |||
Total Votes |
1,240,883 | ||||
|
|
2012
Gamrath was elected without opposition to a full term on November 6, 2012 and will fill the vacancy created by Thomas R. Chiola. She won the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, receiving 49.16 percent of the vote.[4][5][6]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Appellate Court
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Celia Gamrath did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Circuit Court
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Celia Gamrath did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ Judge Celia Louise Gamrath campaign website: Qualifications
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Jonah Newman: A guide to the 2024 Cook County judicial retention races," November 3, 2024
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.133
- ↑ Illinois Judges.net, "Vacancy of Thomas R. Chiola - Candidates for Cook County Circuit Judge - 8th Subcircuit"
- ↑ Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago: Judge, 8th Subcircuit (Vacancy of Chiola), 2012 primary results
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
