Mary McHugh

Mary McHugh

Democratic Party

Cook County Circuit Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2028

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Mary McHugh (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.

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

Elections

2022

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

Cook County Circuit Court, Mary McHugh's seat

Mary McHugh was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 76.7% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	76.7	836,289
			No	23.3	253,514
			Total Votes		1,089,803

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It has been certified. Source 1 Source 2

2016

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016. Mary McHugh defeated Devlin Schoop and Brian O'Hara in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.

Cook County Circuit Court, Karnezis Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary McHugh	48.66%	410,904
Devlin Schoop	32.72%	276,351
Brian O'Hara	18.62%	157,231
Total Votes		844,486
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.

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

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.

Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.

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

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

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Footnotes

Illinois courts

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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