Kathy Flanagan

Kathy Flanagan

Cook County Circuit Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2030

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Law

University of Illinois-Chicago, John Marshall Law School

Kathy Flanagan is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Her current term ends on December 2, 2030.

Flanagan ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Kathy Flanagan is a graduate of the John Marshall Law School. Prior to her judicial election in 1988, Flanagan worked as a private practice attorney.

Elections

2024

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

Cook County Circuit Court, Kathy Flanagan's seat

Kathy Flanagan was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 5, 2024 with 62.5% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	62.5	989,590
			No	37.5	593,495
			Total Votes		1,583,085

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Flanagan in this election.

2018

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

Cook County Circuit Court

Kathy Flanagan was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 74.3% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	74.3	973,935
			No	25.7	337,280
			Total Votes		1,311,215

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2012

Flanagan was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 76.8% of the vote.

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Kathy Flanagan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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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