Patricia S. Spratt
Patricia S. Spratt (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 7th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Spratt ran for re-election for the 7th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
Cook County Circuit Court 7th Subcircuit, Patricia S. Spratt's seat
Patricia S. Spratt was retained to the 7th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 71.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
71.9
|
789,080 | ||
No |
28.1
|
308,937 | |||
Total Votes |
1,098,017 | ||||
|
|
2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[1] The following candidates ran in the Illinois Cook County Seventh Subcircuit Court Democratic Primary.[2]
| Cook County Seventh Subcircuit Court, Rivkin-Carothers Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patricia S. Spratt Incumbent |
27.18% | 16,350 |
| Jennifer Ballard | 24.33% | 14,633 |
| Rosa Silva | 21.43% | 12,893 |
| Mable Taylor | 13.92% | 8,374 |
| Christopher Stuart | 6.75% | 4,063 |
| Patrick John | 6.39% | 3,841 |
| Total Votes | 60,154 | |
| 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.[3]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[3]
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.[4][3]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
2014
See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Spratt ran for election to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: She was defeated in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 22.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Carolyn Joan Gallagher, William B. Raines and Mary Alice Melchor.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patricia S. Spratt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ 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
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
