Susan Hutchinson (Illinois)
1994 - Present
2034
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Susan Hutchinson is a judge of the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court. She assumed office on December 5, 1994. Her current term ends on December 4, 2034.
Hutchinson ran for re-election for judge of the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Susan Hutchinson attended Quincy University, where she received her B.A. degree in political science in 1971. She then received her J.D. degree from DePaul University School of Law in 1977.[1] Hutchinson worked as an Assistant State's Attorney in McHenry County from 1977 to 1981. She then served as a judge in the 19th Judicial Circuit Court from 1981 until November 1994, when she was elected as a judge in the Appellate Court, Second District.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court, Hutchinson's seat
Susan Hutchinson was retained to the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024 with 78.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
78.0
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537,753 | ||
No |
22.0
|
151,967 | |||
Total Votes |
689,720 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hutchinson in this election.
2022
See also: Illinois Supreme Court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois Supreme Court 2nd District
Elizabeth M. Rochford defeated Mark Curran in the general election for Illinois Supreme Court 2nd District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elizabeth M. Rochford (D)  | 55.2 | 318,281 |
 | Mark Curran (R) | 44.8 | 258,014 | |
| Total votes: 576,295 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois Supreme Court 2nd District
Elizabeth M. Rochford defeated Nancy Rotering and René Cruz in the Democratic primary for Illinois Supreme Court 2nd District on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth M. Rochford | 44.4 | 42,955 |
 | Nancy Rotering | 28.7 | 27,763 | |
| René Cruz | 26.9 | 25,977 | ||
| Total votes: 96,695 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois Supreme Court 2nd District
Mark Curran defeated Daniel Shanes, John A. Noverini, and Susan Hutchinson in the Republican primary for Illinois Supreme Court 2nd District on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Curran | 29.5 | 31,628 |
| Daniel Shanes | 28.2 | 30,204 | ||
 | John A. Noverini | 21.7 | 23,234 | |
 | Susan Hutchinson | 20.6 | 22,049 | |
| Total votes: 107,115 | |||
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2014
Hutchinson was retained to the Second District Appellate Court with 80.5 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Hutchinson as Recommended for retention in a 2014 poll.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Susan Hutchinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Susan Hutchinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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