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Marcia Maras
Marcia Maras was a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office in 1999. She left office on July 15, 2022.
Maras ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
She was first appointed in 1999.
Education
Maras is a graduate of the DePaul University College of Law.[1]
Career
Maras has worked as an Assistant Cook County State's Attorney and as General Counsel to the Cook County Assessor. She was a private practice attorney prior to joining the circuit court in 1999.[1]
Elections
2018
Cook County Circuit Court
Marcia Maras was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 80.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
80.0
|
1,016,870 | ||
No |
20.0
|
253,439 | |||
Total Votes |
1,270,309 | ||||
|
|
2012
Maras was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 76.9% of the vote.[2][3]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedeval - ↑ Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.188
- ↑ Illinois Judges.net, "2012 Illinois Judges for Retention"
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
