John H. Ehrlich

John H. Ehrlich

Democratic Party

Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit

Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

14

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Northwestern University, 1980

Law

Northwestern University Law School, 1987

John H. Ehrlich (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 8th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on December 2, 2030.

Ehrlich ran for re-election for the 8th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

John Ehrlich received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1980 and his J.D. degree from Northwestern University Law School in 1987. He worked as an attorney for 24 years prior to his 2012 judicial election. In 2008, he became Deputy Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago.

Elections

2024

See also:  Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)

Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit, John H. Ehrlich's seat

John H. Ehrlich was retained to the 8th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 5, 2024 with 74.1% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	74.1	1,064,643
			No	25.9	372,373
			Total Votes		1,437,016

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It has been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ehrlich in this election.

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

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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
	Submit photo	John H. Ehrlich	33.5	148,383
		Devlin Schoop	21.3	94,450

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 443,269
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)

Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit

John H. Ehrlich was retained to the 8th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 75.1% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	75.1	918,295
			No	24.9	304,279
			Total Votes		1,222,574

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2012

Ehrlich was elected without opposition on Nov. 6, 2012. He previously won the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, receiving 35.23% of the vote in the six-way race and defeating incumbent Judge James L. Kaplan.

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

John H. Ehrlich did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

Illinois courts

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