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Thomas Cushing
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2020 - Present
2026
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Thomas Cushing (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office on December 7, 2020. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Cushing (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 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Thomas Cushing won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Cushing (D) | 100.0 | 112,607 | |
| Total votes: 112,607 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Thomas Cushing defeated Pamela Stratigakis, Ira Silverstein, and Timothy Carter in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Cushing | 39.1 | 23,857 | |
| Pamela Stratigakis | 35.0 | 21,371 | ||
 | Ira Silverstein | 19.9 | 12,127 | |
| Timothy Carter | 6.1 | 3,710 | ||
| Total votes: 61,065 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Weaver (D)
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[1] Aleksandra Gillespie defeated Thomas Cushing in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.[2]
| Cook County Circuit Court, Howlett Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Aleksandra Gillespie |
64.40% | 540,236 |
| Thomas Cushing | 35.60% | 298,700 |
| Total Votes | 838,936 | |
| 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
Cushing ran for election to the Cook County 9th Subcircuit.
Primary: He was defeated in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 21.3 percent of the vote. He competed against Michael F. Otto, Abbey Fishman Romanek, Michael Alan Strom and Brian Alexander (Illinois).
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Thomas Cushing did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 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
