Mary Ellen Coghlan
Mary Ellen Coghlan was an acting judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. She assumed office on July 30, 2019. She left office on August 31, 2024.
Coghlan ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Coghlan was assigned to the Illinois First District Appellate Court effective July 30, 2019, to succeed Judge Mary Anne Mason. Coghlan remained a judge of the Cook Circuit Court.[1]
Biography
Education
Coghlan earned a B.A. in English from the University of Illinois at Champaign in 1978. She went on to receive her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1981.[2][3]
Career
- 2019-2024: Judge, Illinois First District Appellate Court
- 1995-2024: Judge, Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court
- 1987-1995: Assistant attorney general, Office of the Illinois Attorney General (General Law Division)
- 1982-1987: Felony trial assistant, Cook County Public Defender's Office
- 1981-1982: Associate attorney, Coghlan, Kukankos and Cook[2]
Elections
2020
Cook County Circuit Court, Retention election for Mary Ellen Coghlan
Mary Ellen Coghlan was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 76.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
76.8
|
1,293,324 | ||
No |
23.2
|
390,321 | |||
Total Votes |
1,683,645 | ||||
|
|
2014
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Coghlan was retained to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court with 77.9 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014.[4]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Mary Ellen Coghlan as Recommended for retention in 2014.[5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mary Ellen Coghlan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Judges of the Cook Judicial Circuit," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, "Sullivan's Judicial Profiles: Mary Ellen Coghlan"
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "List of judges seeking retention in the November 4, 2014 general election," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 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
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