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Maritza Martinez
Image of Maritza Martinez
Cook County Circuit Court
Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

10

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Loyola University

Law

Loyola University School of Law

Maritza Martinez (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office on December 1, 2014. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Martinez ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.

Education

Martinez earned her undergraduate degree from Loyola University in Chicago and her J.D. from the Loyola University School of Law.[1]

Career

Prior to her judicial election, Martinez had been a trial attorney for 24 years. She also served as commissioner at the Illinois Court of Claims, where she presided over claims brought against the State of Illinois.[1]

Awards and associations

  • Chair, Inquiry Board Panel
  • Member, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)

Cook County Circuit Court, Retention election for Maritza Martinez

Maritza Martinez was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 80.4% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
80.4
 
1,312,844
No
 
19.6
 
320,331
Total Votes
1,633,175

2014

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Martinez ran for election to the Cook Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. [2][3][4][5][6] 

Evaluations

The Illinois State Bar Association rated Maritza Martinez as Qualified for election in 2014.[7]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Maritza Martinez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

See also


External links

Footnotes