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Devlin Schoop
Devlin Schoop (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office on August 10, 2015. He left office on December 5, 2016.
Schoop (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. He lost in the special Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Schoop completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Devlin Schoop was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Chicago in 1994 and a law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1997.[1] From 2003 until his judicial appointment in 2015, Schoop was a partner at the Chicago law firm of Laner Muchin, Ltd., where his practice focused on employment discrimination. Before that, he worked at the law firm of Wildman Harrold, specializing in the litigation of commercial, employment, and civil rights.[2]
Schoop also gained experience as a law clerk to Judge Blanch M. Manning of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Raymond W. Mitchell won election in the special general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raymond W. Mitchell (D)  | 100.0 | 1,039,770 |
| Total votes: 1,039,770 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Raymond W. Mitchell defeated John H. Ehrlich and Devlin Schoop in the special Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond W. Mitchell | 45.2 | 200,436 |
| John H. Ehrlich | 33.5 | 148,383 | ||
 | Devlin Schoop | 21.3 | 94,450 | |
| Total votes: 443,269 | |||
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Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit
Arthur Wesley Willis won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Arthur Wesley Willis (D) | 100.0 | 76,064 | |
| Total votes: 76,064 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit
Arthur Wesley Willis defeated Devlin Schoop in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Arthur Wesley Willis | 55.9 | 24,516 | |
| Devlin Schoop | 44.1 | 19,315 | |
| Total votes: 43,831 | |||
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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.
2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[5] Mary McHugh defeated Devlin Schoop and Brian O'Hara in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.[6]
| Cook County Circuit Court, Karnezis Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mary McHugh |
48.66% | 410,904 |
| Devlin Schoop | 32.72% | 276,351 |
| Brian O'Hara | 18.62% | 157,231 |
| Total Votes | 844,486 | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Devlin Schoop completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schoop's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Devlin is the only candidate in his election contest who has represented the community and working poor in civil rights litigation against the rich and powerful.
- Devlin's judicial philosophy to provide justice to all, tempered with some common sense.
- Devlin is an Democratic who is not beholden to outside political influences or institutional pressures from the rich, powerful or well-connected.
Twelve Angry Men
Cry Freedom
Charles E. Freeman, Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago Bar Association - Qualified
Chicago Council of Lawyers - Qualified
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Illinois 1st District Appellate Court |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 18, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedapp - ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
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