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Jerry A. Esrig
2016 - Present
2028
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Jerry A. Esrig (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office in 2016. His current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Esrig ran for re-election for the 9th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Esrig was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court on October 30, 2013, to fill the vacancy left by Allen S. Goldberg.[1]
Education
Esrig earned his B.A. degree from Northwestern University in 1974, where he was elected to the freshman honor society Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago School of Law in 1978. Between undergraduate and law school, Esrig served as a congressional aide to the Hon. Abner J. Mikva.[1]
Career
- 2013-2014: Circuit judge, Ninth Judicial Subcircuit
- 1995-2000: Adjunct professor of pretrial litigation, Northwestern University Law School
- 1984-2013: Co-founder, Zaideman & Esrig, PC
- 1985: Admitted to Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois
- 1980-1984: Associate, James P. Chapman & Associates
- 1978-1980: Associate, Solomon, Rosenfeld, Stiefel & Engerman
- 1978: Admitted to the Illinois Bar[2][3]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit, Jerry A. Esrig's seat
Jerry A. Esrig was retained to the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 74.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
74.4
|
813,485 | ||
No |
25.6
|
279,840 | |||
Total Votes |
1,093,325 | ||||
|
|
2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[4] Jerry Esrig defeated Thomas Kougias in the Illinois Cook County Ninth Subcircuit Court Democratic Primary.[5]
| Cook County Ninth Subcircuit Court, Berman Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jerry Esrig |
63.97% | 37,912 |
| Thomas Kougias | 36.03% | 21,356 |
| Total Votes | 59,268 | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016 | ||
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Esrig ran for election to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: He was defeated in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 42.3 percent of the vote. He competed against Megan Elizabeth Goldish and Nathan Benjamin Myers.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jerry A. Esrig did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Illinois State Bar Association, "Esrig appointed to Cook County Circuit Court," October 8, 2013
- ↑ Campaign Website, "Meet Jerry," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Campaign Website, "Resume," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelect2014 - ↑ Cook County Clerk's Office, "2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election," March 18, 2014, accessed March 19, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 2014
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
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
