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Sanjay Tailor

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Acting Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Cook County Circuit Court 9th Subcircuit
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Cook County Circuit Court

Compensation

Base salary

$268,190

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Contact

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

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See also

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