Michael McHale

Michael McHale

Cook County Circuit Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2030

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Law

DePaul University College of Law

Michael McHale is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. His current term ends on December 2, 2030.

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

Biography

Michael McHale is a graduate of the DePaul University College of Law. He worked as an Assistant Cook County State's Attorney prior to becoming a judge in 2006.

Elections

2024

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

Cook County Circuit Court, Michael McHale's seat

Michael McHale was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 5, 2024 with 66.1% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	66.1	967,168
			No	33.9	496,670
			Total Votes		1,463,838

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It has been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McHale in this election.

2018

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

Cook County Circuit Court

Michael McHale was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 72.0% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	72.0	894,950
			No	28.0	348,185
			Total Votes		1,243,135

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It has been certified. Source

2012

McHale was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 76.4% of the vote.

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Michael McHale 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