Sanjay Tailor
2022 - Present
2028
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2022 - Present
2028
2
Sanjay Tailor is an acting judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. He assumed office on October 3, 2022.
Tailor (Democratic Party) is also a judge for the 9th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Tailor (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 8, 2022.
The Illinois Supreme Court assigned Tailor to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on September 14, 2022, to replace Judge Daniel James Pierce. The assignment was effective October 3, 2022, and will stay in effect until further order of the court.[1]
Tailor served as an associate judge on the Cook Judicial Circuit Court from 2003 to 2021.[2] He was first appointed to the court in April 2003.[3]
Education
Tailor earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware, and a J.D. from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.[4]
Career
- 2021-Present: At-Large Judge, Cook Judicial Circuit Court
- 2004-Present: Adjunct Professor, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
- 2003-2021: Associate judge, Cook Judicial Circuit Court
- 1996-2003: Assistant State’s Attorney, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
- 2001-2003: Deputy Supervisor, Torts and Civil Rights Litigation Section
- 1995-1996: Senior attorney, First National Bank of Chicago
- 1991-1995: Associate, Chapman and Cutler LLP[4]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Sanjay Tailor won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Sanjay Tailor (D) | 100.0 | 82,188 |
Total votes: 82,188 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Sanjay Tailor defeated Ann Buran-Vongher in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Sanjay Tailor | 81.5 | 30,353 | |
Ann Buran-Vongher | 18.5 | 6,910 |
Total votes: 37,263 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
External links
Candidate Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit |
Officeholder Illinois 1st District Appellate Court |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Supreme Court of Illinois "Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Hon. Sanjay Tailor to First District Appellate Court," September 14, 2022
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Cook County Associate Judges," accessed June 16, 2015
- ↑ Loyola University Chicago School of Law, "Part-time Faculty N-Z: Hon. Sanjay T. Tailor," accessed June 16, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
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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