Michael Weaver (Illinois)

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Michael Weaver

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Democratic Party

Cook County Circuit Court

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Daniel Lynch

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Contact

Campaign website

Michael Weaver (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Weaver assumed office on December 5, 2022. Weaver's current term ends on December 4, 2028.

Weaver (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Weaver won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court

Michael Weaver won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Weaver (D)	100.0	1,007,706

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,007,706
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court

Michael Weaver defeated Deidre Baumann and Paul Joyce in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Weaver	44.1	193,697
	Submit photo	Deidre Baumann	32.1	141,053
	Submit photo	Paul Joyce	23.9	104,918

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 439,668
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit

Thomas Cushing won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Cushing (D)	100.0	112,607

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,607
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit

Thomas Cushing defeated Pamela Stratigakis, Ira Silverstein, and Timothy Carter in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Cushing	39.1	23,857
	Submit photo	Pamela Stratigakis	35.0	21,371
		Ira Silverstein	19.9	12,127
	Submit photo	Timothy Carter	6.1	3,710

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,065
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Weaver (D)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Michael Weaver did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidate

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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