Sanjay Tailor
Sanjay Tailor (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 1st District of the Illinois Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 30, 2026. His current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Tailor (Democratic Party) ran for election for the 9th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Tailor to the Illinois Supreme Court 1st District on January 12, 2026, to replace Mary Jane Theis (D).[1]
The Illinois Supreme Court assigned Tailor to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on September 14, 2022, to replace Judge Daniel James Pierce. The assignment was effective October 3, 2022, and will stay in effect until further order of the court.[2]
Tailor served as an associate judge on the Cook Judicial Circuit Court from 2003 to 2021.[3] He was first appointed to the court in April 2003.[4]
Biography
Education
Tailor earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware, and a J.D. from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2026-Present: Judge, Illinois Supreme Court
- 2021-2026: At-Large Judge, Cook Judicial Circuit Court
- 2003-2021: Associate judge, Cook Judicial Circuit Court
- 1996-2003: Assistant State’s Attorney, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
- 2001-2003: Deputy Supervisor, Torts and Civil Rights Litigation Section
- 1995-1996: Senior attorney, First National Bank of Chicago
- 1991-1995: Associate, Chapman and Cutler LLP[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Sanjay Tailor won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sanjay Tailor (D) | 100.0 | 82,188 |
| Total votes: 82,188 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Sanjay Tailor defeated Ann Buran-Vongher in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sanjay Tailor | 81.5 | 30,353 |
| Ann Buran-Vongher | 18.5 | 6,910 | ||
| Total votes: 37,263 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sanjay Tailor did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Capitol City Now, “Tailor sworn in to Illinois Supreme Court" accessed February 1, 2026
- ↑ Supreme Court of Illinois "Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Hon. Sanjay Tailor to First District Appellate Court," September 14, 2022
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Cook County Associate Judges," accessed June 16, 2015
- ↑ Loyola University Chicago School of Law, "Part-time Faculty N-Z: Hon. Sanjay T. Tailor," accessed June 16, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mary Jane Theis (D) |
Illinois Supreme Court 1st District 2026-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Jeanne R. Cleveland Bernstein |
Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit 2022-2026 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Daniel James Pierce |
Illinois 1st District Appellate Court (Assigned) 2022-2026 |
Succeeded by Thaddeus L. Wilson |
| Preceded by Diane Gordon-Cannon |
Cook County Circuit Court 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by Diana López (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Cook County Circuit Court 2003-2021 |
Succeeded by - |
Federal courts:
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