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Megan Elizabeth Goldish
Megan Elizabeth Goldish (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office on December 1, 2014. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Goldish ran for re-election for the 9th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Goldish received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to her election to the court, Goldish was a prosecutor in Cook County. She was a first chair of the Felony Trial Division from 2008 to 2014.[1]
Elections
2020
Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit, Retention election for Megan Elizabeth Goldish
Megan Elizabeth Goldish was retained to the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 71.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
71.0
|
1,171,446 | ||
No |
29.0
|
478,434 | |||
Total Votes |
1,649,880 | ||||
|
|
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Goldish ran for election to the Cook County 9th Subcircuit.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 48.8 percent of the vote. She competed against Jerry A. Esrig and Nathan Benjamin Myers.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[2][3][4][5][6]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Megan Elizabeth Goldish as Qualified for election in 2014.[7]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Megan Elizabeth Goldish did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Awards and associations
Associations
- 2000-Present: Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
- Co-chair, Junior Board of the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Board member, Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation
- Volunteer, Camp for All Kids
- Volunteer, Jewish United Fund
- Member, Northwestern University Alumni Admissions Interviewing Committee
- Host committee, Spring Event of the Battered Women's Network
- Member, Chicago Bar Association
- Member, Illinois State Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Decalogue Society of Lawyers
- Graduate, Second City Conservatory and the Second City Musical Improv program[1]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Megan Goldish campaign website, "Biography," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk's Office, "2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election," March 18, 2014, accessed March 19, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, "General Primary Election, Unofficial Summary Report," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Gubernatorial Primary Election," March 18, 2014, archived March 21, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official Canvass, General Primary Election," March 18, 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
