Donna L. Cooper

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Donna L. Cooper

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Cook County Circuit Court 1st Subcircuit

Tenure

2008 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

17

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Northwestern University

Law

DePaul University School of Law

Donna L. Cooper is a judge for the 1st Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office in 2008. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Cooper ran for re-election for the 1st Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.

Education

Cooper earned an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, going on to receive her J.D. from DePaul University Law School.

Career

• 2008-Present: Associate judge, Cook County Subcircuits
• 2004-2008: Attorney, Illinois National Guard
• 2003-2004: Deployed in Iraq as judge advocate general (JAG), Army National Guard
• 1995-2003: Assistant corporation counsel, City of Chicago
• 1992-1995: Assistant general attorney, Chicago Park District
• 1989-1992: Assistant corporation counsel, City of Chicago
• 1985-1989: Assistant public defender
• 1981-1985: Staff attorney, Illinois Industrial Commission

Elections

2020

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

Cook County Circuit Court 1st Subcircuit, Retention election for Donna L. Cooper

Donna L. Cooper was retained to the 1st Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 80.3% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	80.3	1,318,852
			No	19.7	323,615
			Total Votes		1,642,467

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It has been certified. Source

2014

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014

Cooper was retained to the Cook County 1st Subcircuit with 78.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014.  

Evaluations

The Illinois State Bar Association rated Donna L. Cooper as Recommended for retention in 2014.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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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

State courts:

Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court

State resources:

Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois