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Lionel Jean-Baptiste

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Lionel Jean-Baptiste
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Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends
2030

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024

Lionel Jean-Baptiste (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. His current term ends on December 2, 2030.

Jean-Baptiste ran for re-election for the 9th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Lionel Jean-Baptiste received his undergraduate degree in political science from Princeton University in 1974 and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1990.[1] Prior to joining the court, he was an alderman from Evanston from 2001 to 2011.[1]

Elections

2024

See also:  Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)

Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit, Lionel Jean-Baptiste's seat

Lionel Jean-Baptiste was retained to the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 5, 2024 with 73.7% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
73.7
 
1,071,416
No
 
26.3
 
383,122
Total Votes
1,454,538


Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jean-Baptiste in this election.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)

Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit, Jean-Baptiste's seat

Lionel Jean-Baptiste was retained to the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 67.0% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
67.0
 
839,383
No
 
33.0
 
413,302
Total Votes
1,252,685


2012

Jean-Baptiste was elected without opposition on Nov. 6, 2012. He previously ran successfully in the March 20, 2012 Democratic primary, receiving 61.54% of the vote over fellow judge Michael Ian Bender.[2][3][4]

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Lionel Jean-Baptiste did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes