Deborah Dooling
Deborah Mary Dooling is a former judge of the Cook Circuit of Illinois. She was first elected to the court in 1992.[1] Dooling successfully ran for retention in 2016. She retired in 2017.[2]
Education
Dooling earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1975, going on to receive her J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1978.[3]
Career
Prior to her judicial election in 1992, Dooling worked in the legal department of two international corporations. She also served as an assistant state's attorney for Cook County, where she practiced in the criminal, civil and appellate divisions.[4]
Elections
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.[5][6] Deborah Dooling was retained in the Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Deborah Dooling Retention Election with 76.67 percent of the vote.
| Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Deborah Dooling Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Deborah Dooling | 76.67% | |
| 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.[7]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[7]
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.[8][7]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[7]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
2010
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010
Dooling was retained in 2010, receiving 77.24 percent of the vote.[9][10]
Dooling was recommended for retention by the Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County.[11]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the Cook Judicial Circuit," accessed December 29, 2014
- ↑ Judges' Retirement System of Illinois, "2017 Retirees," accessed December 10, 2018
- ↑ Official biography of Judge Dooling (dead link)
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Editorial board questionaires: Deborah Dooling," 2010
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "General Election – Combined Summary Report," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County sample ballot (dead link)
- ↑ Judicial Performance Commission of Cook County, "Report on the Judges Seeking Retention on the November 2, 2010 Ballot in Cook County," archived January 30, 2012
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
