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The Illinois judicial elections of 2010 consisted of a Primary Election on February 2, 2010 and a General Election on November 2, 2010. Illinois judges are initially chosen in partisan elections. To serve additional terms, judges run in nonpartisan uncontested retention elections.
Overview
Four Illinois Supreme Court justices were up for retention, six Appellate Court seats, and 63 Circuit Court seats were be vacant and up for election in 2010.
Supreme court
Three Illinois Supreme Court justices were up for retention in 2010.
| Judge up for retention | Court | Details | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas R. Fitzgerald | Previous Chief Justice | Nov. 2 General Election, appeared on the 2010 ballot, but stepped down from office due to health reasons. | Retained with 78.24 of the vote[1] |
| Charles Freeman | First District | Nov. 2 General Election | Retained with 78.31% of the vote[1] |
| Robert Thomas | Second District | Nov. 2 General Election | Retained with 81.01% of the vote[1] |
| Thomas Kilbride | Third District | Nov. 2 General Election | Retained with 65.88% of the vote[1] |
Appellate court
There were five contested seats and one uncontested seat on the Illinois Appellate Court.[1][3]
| Court | Candidates | Details | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| First District, McNulty | (D): James Epstein, Ellen L. Flannigan, Arnette R. Hubbard, Jim Ryan and Kathleen G. Kennedy | Jill K. McNulty left office. | (D) James Epstein was retained with 100% of the vote. |
| First District, O'Malley | (D): Frank Edward Gardner, Pamela E. Hill-Veal, Thomas L. Hogan, Aurelia Marie Pucinski, and Don R. Sampen | Denise M. O'Malley left office. | (D) Aurelia Marie Pucinski was retained with 100% of the vote. |
| First District, South | (D): William D. O'Neal, Sebastian T. Patti, Mary Katherine Rochford, Kevin Rogers and Anthony Lynn Burrell | Leslie Elaine South left office. | (D) Mary Katherine Rochford was retained with 100% of the vote. |
| Second District, Callum | (R): Ann B. Jorgensen and Kenneth Moy | Thomas E. Callum left office. | (R) Ann Jorgensen was retained with 100% of the vote. |
| Second District, Gilleran-Johnson | (R): Mary S. Schostok and Donna Kathryn Kelly | Barbara Gilleran-Johnson left office. | (R) Mary Schostok was retained with 100% of the vote. |
| Fourth District | (R): Thomas R. Appleton | Robert W. Cook left office. | (R): Thomas Appleton was retained with 100% of the vote. |
Circuit court
Cook County Subcircuits
| Court | Candidates | Details | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County 1st Subcircuit | Thaddeus L. Wilson and Linnae Bryant | Sharon Johnson Coleman left office. | Thaddeus L. Wilson won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook County 1st Subcircuit | Sharon Oden-Johnson, Michelle Hugghis Flagg, Jesse Outlaw, Joseph Chico, and Theodore London | John O. Steele left office. | Sharon Oden-Johnson won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook County 1st Subcircuit | Bonita Coleman-John | Additional Judgeship A | Bonita Coleman-John won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook County 3rd Subcircuit | Allen F. Murphy, Peter M. Kramer, Thomas G. O'Brien, Steven G. Watkins, Charles Francis Fitzgerald, and Daniela Silaides | Thomas F. Carmody, Jr. left office. | Allen F. Murphy won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook County 3rd Subcircuit | Edward Harmening, James Patrick Doran, Thomas J. Murphy, and David J. Coleman | Daniel P. Darcy left office. | Edward Harmening won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook County 3rd Subcircuit | Daniel Malone, Ronald Joseph Hurley, Mary McNamara, Bernadette McNicholas, and Pamela Cotten | Additional Judgeship A | Daniel Malone won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook County 4th Subcircuit | Dwayne Douglas, Christopher Kennedy, Mark L. Levitt and Jeremy Schwartz | Mark L. Levitt won with 50.77% of the vote.[1] | |
| Cook County 5th Subcircuit | Peter Curielli and Diane Winter | Diane Winter won with 65.49% of the vote.[1] | |
| Cook County 6th Subcircuit | Edward Abderholden, Jorge L. Ortiz and Michael Perillo | Jorge L. Ortiz won with 59.44% of the vote.[1] | |
| Cook County 9th Subcircuit | Yehuda Lebovits, Abbey Fishman Romanek, Geary W. Kull, and Dennis Michael Fleming | Sandra R. Otaka left office. | Geary W. Kull won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook County 9th Subcircuit | (D): Steven Bernstein, Michael Ian Bender, Jeffrey Dov Greenspan, William Joseph Luby, Scott Bagnall, and Mary S. Trew | Additional Judgeship A | (D) Steven Bernstein won with 100% of the vote.[1][20] |
| Cook County 11th Subcircuit | Steven J. Fruth, Martiza Martinez, Ann Finley Collins, Pamela McLean Meyerson, John Michael Lagattuta, Pamela M. Leeming, Thomas David Bilyk, Lisa A. Marino, Euegene Joseph Berkes, Kim R. Kardas, John W. Chwarzynski, and Radusa Ostojic, Roger Zamparo[21] | (D): Ann Finley Collins ran unopposed in the general election. Barbara Riley left office. | Ann Finley Collins won with 100% of the vote.[1][5] |
| Cook County 14th Subcircuit | (D): Daniel James Pierce (I): Keith E. Thiel | Additional Judgeship A | Daniel James Pierce won with 100% of the vote.[1][5] |
| Cook County 15th Subcircuit | Linzey D. Jones, Frank James Ryan, Pat Flanagan, Nicholas W. Karas, Richard G. Karwaczka, Karla Marie Fiaoni, Michael Brendan Barrett, Joan Marie G. Kubalanza | Marcella C. Lipinski left office. | Linzey D. Jones won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook County 15th Subcircuit | George F. Scully, Mary Therese Quinn, Michael T. Huguelet, and Peter A. Fera | Thomas P. Panichi left office. | George F. Scully won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook County 15th Subcircuit | John C. Griffin, Carl Evans, Jr., Nichole C. Patton, Thomas Somer, and Mary Beth Kent Duffy | William M. Phelan left office. | John C. Griffin won with 100% of the vote.[1] |
Retention elections
The following judges sought retention to their positions. They ran in uncontested elections on November 2nd.[1]
| Court | Candidates | Results |
|---|---|---|
| First District | Joseph Gordon | Retained with 78.79% of the vote.[1] |
| First District | Shelvin Louise Marie Hall | Retained with 76.79% of the vote.[1] |
| Second District | John Bowman | Retained with 79.13% of the vote.[1] |
| Third District | Mary McDade | Retained with 73.08% of the vote.[1] |
| Fifth District | Thomas Welch | Retained with 68.89% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Susan McDunn | Retained with 63.93% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Sophia Hall | Retained with 80.07% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Irwin Solganick | Retained with 72.35% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Alexander White | Retained with 77.67% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Donald J. O'Brien, Jr. | Retained with 76.76% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Vincent Gaughan | Retained with 75.29% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | William Maddux | Retained with 75.6% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Robert Bertucci | Retained with 75.69% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Richard J. Billik, Jr. | Retained with 74.78% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Jennifer Duncan-Brice | Retained with 78.07% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Thomas Michael Davy | Retained with 75.85% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | David Delgado | Retained with 75.64% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Deborah Dooling | Retained with 77.24% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Timothy C. Evans | Retained with 78.58% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Allen S. Goldberg | Retained with 75.01% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Susan Ruscitti-Grussel | Retained with 75.8% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Cheyrl Ingram | Retained with 78.59% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Raymond L. Jagielski | Retained with 73.74% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Dorothy F. Jones | Retained with 64.17% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Daniel E. Jordan | Retained with 77.32% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Carol A. Kelly | Retained with 80.16% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Bertina E. Lampkin | Retained with 76.32% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Jeffrey Lawrence | Retained with 73.2% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | William Maki | Retained with 74.52% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | William D. O'Neal | Retained with 66.49% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Robert Quinn | Retained with 76.24% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Leida J. Gonzalez Santiago | Retained with 75.21% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Daniel Sullivan | Retained with 77.66% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Sharon Sullivan | Retained with 78.61% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Susan Frances Zwick | Retained with 75.84% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | James P. McCarthy | Retained with 77.26% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Paul Biebel | Retained with 74.57% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Nancy Arnold | Retained with 77.57% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Arnette Hubbard | Retained with 76.53% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Thomas L. Hogan | Retained with 76.89% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Nicholas Ford | Retained with 76.01% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Charles Patrick Burns | Retained with 76.87% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Thomas P. Fecarotta, Jr. | Retained with 74.52% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Denise Kathleen Filan | Retained with 77.31% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | LaQuietta J. Hardy-Campbell | Retained with 75.31% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Nathaniel Howse | Retained with 75.18% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | John Kirby | Retained with 76.82% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Diane Larsen | Retained with 78.07% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Daniel Lynch | Retained with 76.02% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Kathleen Mary Pantle | Retained with 76.67% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Kevin Sheehan | Retained with 76.51% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Paul Stralka | Retained with 74.63% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | John D. Turner, Jr. | Retained with 75.45% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | LeRoy K. Martin, Jr. | Retained with 75.93% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Paula Marie Daleo | Retained with 76.64% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Laurence Dunford | Retained with 72.78% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Robert Balanoff | Retained with 74.5% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Jeanne R. Cleveland Bernstein | Retained with 75.22% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Kathleen Marie Burke | Retained with 78.49% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Kay Marie Hanlon | Retained with 77.82% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Michelle Jordan | Retained with 79.06% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Thomas J. Kelley | Retained with 78.06% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | William J. Kunkle | Retained with 74.26% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Clare Elizabeth McWilliams | Retained with 77.94% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Mary Lane Mikva | Retained with 76.97% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Patrick Murphy | Retained with 75.59% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Timothy Murphy | Retained with 77.25% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Sheryl Ann Pethers | Retained with 76.6% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Jim Ryan | Retained with 63.5% of the vote.[1] |
| Cook Circuit | Edward Washington, II | Retained with 75.98% of the vote.[1] |
See also
- Judicial elections, 2010
- Judicial selection in Illinois
- Campaign finance requirements for Illinois judicial elections
External links
- Illinois State Board of Elections
- Election Results
- Candidates Database
- American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- Upcoming Illinois judge vacancies
- Illinois board of elections list of vacancies
- IL State Bar 2010 Voters Guide
- WBEZ Blog "Do I really have to vote for judges?" February 1, 2010
- How lawyers rate judicial candidates, Chicago Sun-Times, January 28, 2010
- Vote for Judges (Cook County)
- Endorsements from the Chicago Sun-Times
- Endorsements from the Chicago Tribune
Footnotes
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- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for the McCarthy Circuit Court Vacancy
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cook County Elections, Unofficial General Election Results
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for 4th Circuit Vacancy
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 Illinois State Bar Association, "Tuesday's judicial results for all circuit outside of Cook," November 2010
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for the 4th Circuit Vacancy
- ↑ Commercial-News "Sullivan wins judge’s race," February 3, 2010
- ↑ Journal Gazette Times Courier "Sullivan holds on to win 5th Judicial Circuit seat," February 3, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for the 8th Circuit Vacancy
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for the 9th Circuit Vacancy
- ↑ Journal Star, "10th Judicial candidates aim to be firm, fair," October 11, 2010
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for 12th Circuit, 5th Subcircuit Vacancy
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 The Chronicle "Akemann to take on Dalton in Kane judge election," February 3, 2010
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for 16th Circuit Vacancy
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for the 17th Circuit Vacancy
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Lake County News-Sun, "Campaign 2010: Six seek circuit judge posts," October 25, 2010
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for the 22nd Circuit Vacancy
- ↑ The Daily Northwestern "Bernstein to be lone candidate for judgeship," February 3, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidates for the 11th Subcircuit
- ↑ Illinois Judges.net
- ↑ 2010 Appellate Retention Election Candidates
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