Chris Lawler

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Chris Lawler

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Cook County Circuit Court 15th Subcircuit

Successor: Bernadette Barrett

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Education

Bachelor's

Creighton University

Law

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1988

Chris Lawler (Democratic Party) was a judge for the 15th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office on July 8, 2013. He left office in 2022.

Lawler ran for re-election for the 15th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.

Education

Lawler received a B.A. in history from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and a J.D. from IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law in 1988.

Career

Lawler has spent 25 years in private practice.

Awards and associations

• Board member, Catholic Charities
  • Chairman, Child, Youth & Family Services Committee
• Board member & past president, Adoptive Parents’ Guild
• Member, St. Alexander Parish Finance Council
• Member, St. Alexander School Council
• Past board of directors, Marist High School

Elections

2020

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

Cook County Circuit Court 15th Subcircuit, Retention election for Chris Lawler

Chris Lawler was retained to the 15th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 74.7% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	74.7	1,217,028
			No	25.3	412,070
			Total Votes		1,629,098

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It has been certified. Source

2014

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Lawler ran for re-election to the Cook County 15th Subcircuit.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 26.0 percent of the vote. He competed against Robbin Perkins, Michael B. Barrett, Sondra Denmark and Mary Beth Duffy.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

Evaluations

The Illinois State Bar Association rated Chris Lawler as Qualified for election in 2014.

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

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