Patricia O'Brien Sheahan
Patricia O'Brien Sheahan is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office on December 1, 2014. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Sheahan ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Sheahan received an undergraduate degree in journalism and political science from Indiana University and a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1996.[1][2]
Career
Sheahan worked at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago as associate general counsel from 1999 to 2014. She was previously an attorney with Baker & McKenzie.[1]
Awards and associations
Associations
- 1996-Present: Member, Chicago Bar Association
- Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL)
- 2011-Present: Advisory board
- 2000-2011: Board of directors[1]
- Member, Illinois State Bar Association
- Member, Illinois Women’s Bar Association
- Member, Chicago-Area In-House Hospital Council[1][2]
Elections
2020
Cook County Circuit Court, Retention election for Patricia O'Brien Sheahan
Patricia O'Brien Sheahan was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 79.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
79.0
|
1,302,981 | ||
No |
21.0
|
346,734 | |||
Total Votes |
1,649,715 | ||||
|
|
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Sheahan ran for election to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.
General: She ran in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[3][4][5][6]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Sheahan as Not Qualified for election.[7]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patricia O'Brien Sheahan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cook County Democrats, "Patricia O'Brien Sheahan: Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Patricia O'Brien Sheahan for Judge, "Professional Bio," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary," March 18, 2014
- ↑ 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
