Thomas Allen (Illinois)
Thomas Allen (Nonpartisan) is a former judge of the Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuits. He was first elected to this position on November 6, 2012, and retired in June 2019.[1]
Education
Allen received his B.A. degree from Illinois Benedictine College and his J.D. degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law. He was admitted to the Bar in 1977.[2]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge, Allen was an Alderman in Chicago's 38th Ward since 1993. He was also a private practice attorney from 1990 to 2010. He was appointed to the Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 6, 2010, to succeed Aurelia Marie Pucinski. He was then elected to the Cook County 10th Subcircuit in 2012.[3][4][5][6][7]
Elections
2018
Cook County Circuit Court 10th Subcircuit
Thomas Allen was retained to the 10th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 76.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
76.8
|
948,840 | ||
No |
23.2
|
286,526 | |||
Total Votes |
1,235,366 | ||||
|
|
2012
Allen was election to the Cook County 10th Subcircuit without opposition on Nov. 6, 2012. He was previously unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, receiving 100% of the vote.[7][8][9]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
- Chicago Tribune, "Northwest Side Ald. Tom Allen named Cook County judge," November 5, 2010
- Chicago Sun-Times, "Ald. Allen to leave City Council for judgeship," November 5, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Nadig Newspapers, "Senator John Mulroe appointed Cook County judge; committeemen to pick Mulroe’s replacement," June 14, 2019
- ↑ Martindale, "Thomas R. Allen, III - Lawyer Profile"
- ↑ City of Chicago, Ward 38, About Alderman Allen
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association: Judicial Candidates Seeking to Fill Judicial Vacancies 2012 Scroll to p.3
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Northwest Side Ald. Tom Allen named Cook County judge," November 5, 2010
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Ald. Allen to leave City Council for judgeship," November 5, 2010
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.135
- ↑ Cook County Clerk: Cook County Unofficial Primary Election Results, March 20, 2012 (as of 9:00AM, 3/21/12) Scroll to p.19
- ↑ Committee to Elect Qualified Judges: Judicial Evaluations for the March 2012 Primary (dead link)
