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Michael O'Malley (Illinois)
Michael O'Malley (Democratic Party) ran for election for the 8th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
Biography
Michael O'Malley was born and lives in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Fenwick High School. He earned a B.S. in accounting from Northern Illinois University and a law degree from the John Marshall Law School. O'Malley’s career experience includes working as an assistant attorney with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit
Incumbent Loveleen Ahuja won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Loveleen Ahuja (D) | 100.0 | 78,891 | |
| Total votes: 78,891 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit
Incumbent Loveleen Ahuja advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Loveleen Ahuja | 100.0 | 23,143 | |
| Total votes: 23,143 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael O'Malley (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for O'Malley in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Teresa Molina won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Teresa Molina (D) | 100.0 | 1,507,958 | |
| Total votes: 1,507,958 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Teresa Molina defeated Michael O'Malley in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Teresa Molina | 74.8 | 545,271 | |
| Michael O'Malley | 25.2 | 183,586 | ||
| Total votes: 728,857 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Kathaleen Lanahan won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathaleen Lanahan (D) | 100.0 | 1,303,710 | |
| Total votes: 1,303,710 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Kathaleen Lanahan defeated Jonathan Clark Green, Michael O'Malley, and Lori Roper in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathaleen Lanahan | 37.4 | 236,834 | |
 | Jonathan Clark Green | 25.4 | 160,774 | |
| Michael O'Malley | 20.3 | 128,384 | ||
| Lori Roper | 17.0 | 107,915 | ||
| Total votes: 633,907 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mary Lopez (D)
2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[2] Alison C. Conlon defeated Michael O'Malley in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.[3]
| Cook County Circuit Court, Hogan Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Alison C. Conlon |
54.24% | 469,009 |
| Michael O'Malley | 45.76% | 395,673 |
| Total Votes | 864,682 | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016 | ||
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.[4]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[4]
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.[5][4]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael O'Malley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael O'Malley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Michael I. O'Malley for Judge, "About," accessed February 14, 2018
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2016 Election Schedule and Registration Deadlines," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Judges, "Announced Vacancies for the Primary and General Elections 2016," accessed December 21, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 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
