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Michael Forti
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2018 - Present
2026
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Michael Forti (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 8th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. Forti assumed office on December 3, 2018. Forti's current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Forti (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the 8th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. Forti won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit
Incumbent Michael Forti won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Forti (D) | 100.0 | 150,941 | |
| Total votes: 150,941 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit
Incumbent Michael Forti advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Forti | 100.0 | 67,618 | |
| Total votes: 67,618 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Balanoff (D)
- Pat Casey (D)
2018
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit
Lindsay Huge won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lindsay Huge (D) | 100.0 | 133,820 | |
| Total votes: 133,820 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit
Lindsay Huge defeated Michael Forti, Athena Farmakis, and Cyrus Hosseini in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lindsay Huge | 38.2 | 21,907 | |
| Michael Forti | 32.5 | 18,676 | ||
| Athena Farmakis | 25.8 | 14,831 | ||
| Cyrus Hosseini | 3.5 | 1,992 | ||
| Total votes: 57,406 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 513 judges on the Illinois Circuit Court, each elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections.[1]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[1]
The circuit courts are also served by 391 associate judges, who are limited in that they may not preside over cases in which the defendant is charged with a felony (an offense punishable by one or more years in prison). Associate judges are appointed to four-year terms by circuit judges.[2][1]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[1]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Forti did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
