Terence MacCarthy

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Cook County Circuit Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2028

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1986

Law

DePaul University College of Law, 1990

Terence MacCarthy is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. His current term ends on December 4, 2028.

MacCarthy ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Education

In 1986, MacCarthy graduated from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana with a B.A. in English. He received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1990.[1]

Career

  • Public Defender, Cook County, Supervised attorneys in Felony Trial Division[2]

Awards and associations

  • Lead Counsel Certified member, Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar[1]
  • Member, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees[3]

Elections

2022

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

Cook County Circuit Court, Terence MacCarthy's seat

Terence MacCarthy was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 77.1% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
77.1
 
850,212
No
 
22.9
 
252,076
Total Votes
1,102,288

2016

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Judges of the Illinois Circuit Court stand for retention after their first full term. To be retained, a judge must receive at least 60 percent of the vote.[4][5] Terence MacCarthy was retained in the Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Terry MacCarthy Retention Election with 75.84 percent of the vote.

Illinois Cook Circuit Court, Terry MacCarthy Retention Election, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTerence MacCarthy75.84%
Source: Illinois Board of Elections, "Elections Results, General Election 11/8/2016," accessed November 28, 2018

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.[6]

The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[6]

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.[7][6]

Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[6]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[6]

  • a U.S. citizen;
  • a circuit/county resident; and
  • licensed to practice law in Illinois.

2010

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2010

MacCarthy was retained with 100% of the vote in the general election.[8]

Rankings prior to election

"Qualified" by the Chicago Bar Association, "Well Qualified" by the Chicago Council of Lawyers, "Qualified" by the Illinois State Bar Association[9]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Terence MacCarthy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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