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Chelsey Robinson
Chelsey Robinson (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Pablo deCastro defeated Tien Glaub in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pablo deCastro (D) | 71.6 | 1,314,051 | |
Tien Glaub (R)  | 28.4 | 520,353 | ||
| Total votes: 1,834,404 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Pablo deCastro defeated Chelsey Robinson in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pablo deCastro | 60.2 | 279,816 | |
| Chelsey Robinson | 39.8 | 185,214 | ||
| Total votes: 465,030 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Cook County Circuit Court
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | ||
| John Dugan (Write-in) | ||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Robinson in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Ruth Isabel Gudino won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Isabel Gudino (D) | 100.0 | 1,001,108 | |
| Total votes: 1,001,108 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Ruth Isabel Gudino defeated Chelsey Robinson in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Isabel Gudino | 62.1 | 269,864 | |
| Chelsey Robinson | 37.9 | 164,843 | ||
| Total votes: 434,707 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit
Incumbent Sondra Denmark won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sondra Denmark (D) | 100.0 | 88,480 | |
| Total votes: 88,480 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit
Incumbent Sondra Denmark defeated Felicia Simmons-Stovall and Chelsey Robinson in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sondra Denmark | 36.0 | 18,202 | |
| Felicia Simmons-Stovall | 34.5 | 17,436 | ||
| Chelsey Robinson | 29.1 | 14,720 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 152 | ||
| Total votes: 50,510 | |||
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2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[1] D. Renee Jackson defeated Chelsey Robinson, Celeste Jones, and Travis Richardson in the Illinois Cook County Second Subcircuit Court Democratic Primary.[2]
| Cook County Second Subcircuit Court, Savage Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 D. Renee Jackson |
36.42% | 26,597 |
| Chelsey Robinson | 23.55% | 17,197 |
| Celeste Jones | 22.47% | 16,408 |
| Travis Richardson | 17.57% | 12,836 |
| Total Votes | 73,038 | |
| 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
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chelsey Robinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Chelsey Robinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Chelsey Robinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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
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
