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Daniel Malone
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2028
Daniel Malone is a judge for the 3rd Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. His current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Malone ran for re-election for the 3rd Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Malone earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1979, going on to receive his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law in 1986.[1] Prior to his judicial appointment in 2009, Malone spent over 22 years as an attorney. His legal career began in 1983, when he worked as a full-time law clerk for six Cook County Circuit Court judges while taking night classes at DePaul University. He later landed a full-time clerk position with the law firm of Healy and Nolan, where he was hired in 1986 as an associate attorney.
Though the firm partnership dissolved, Malone continued working under Healy's firm, renamed Martin J. Healy, Jr. and Associates and later The Healy Law Firm when Malone became a partner.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
Cook County Circuit Court 3rd Subcircuit, Daniel Malone's seat
Daniel Malone was retained to the 3rd Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 77.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
77.5
|
853,925 | ||
No |
22.5
|
248,498 | |||
Total Votes |
1,102,423 | ||||
|
|
2016
Judges of the Illinois Circuit Court stand for retention after their first full term. To be retained, a judge must receive at least 60 percent of the vote.[2][3] Daniel Malone was retained in the Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Daniel Malone Retention Election with 74.78 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Daniel Malone Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Daniel Malone | 74.78% | |
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018 | ||
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.[4]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[4]
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.[5][4]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
2010
Malone won election after running unopposed.[6][7]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Malone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedtrib - ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations - How it works," accessed November 19, 2019
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 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, "2010 General Election Results"
- ↑ Cook County Elections, Judicial Subcircuit Election 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
