The CBA Judicial Evaluation Committee (JEC) invites you to view its evaluations of sitting judges running for retention or to fill vacancies on the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Court in the upcoming election to be held on November 3, 2020. Printable PDF guides available on the right side bar or see bottom of page on your phone.
Please Note:
Judge Mauricio Araujo was found Not Recommended by the JEC, punch ballot # 252 to vote “NO”
Judge Patricia Manila Martin was found Not Recommended by the JEC, punch ballot # 214 to vote “NO”
* Judge Martin indicated she is not seeking retention. However, her name remains on the ballot.
HQ = Highly Qualified / Q = Qualified / NR = Not Recommended
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT - FREEMAN VACANCY
71 | P. Scott Neville, Jr.| HQ
ILLINOIS APPELLATE - NEVILLE, JR. VACANCY
72 | Michael B. Hyman| HQ
ILLINOIS APPELLATE - SIMON VACANCY
73 | Sharon O. Johnson| Q
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- BELLOWS VACANCY
74 | Tiesha L. Smith| NR
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- COGHLAN VACANCY
75 | Kelly Marie McCarthy| Q
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- FORD VACANCY
76 | Laura Ayala-Gonzalez| Q
COOK CIRCUIT- FUNDERBURK VACANCY
77 | Celestia L. Mays| Q
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- LARSEN VACANCY
78 | Levander "Van" Smith, Jr.| Q
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- MASON VACANCY
79 | Chris Stacey| HQ
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- McCARTHY VACANCY
80 | Teresa Molina| Q
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- MURPHY GORMAN VACANCY
81 | Sheree Desiree Henry| Q
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- O'BRIEN VACANCY
82 | Elizabeth Anne Walsh| Q
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- PATTI VACANCY
83 | Lynn Weaver Boyle| HQ
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- ROTI VACANCY
84 | Lorraine Mary Murphy| Q
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- SHEEHAN, C. VACANCY
85 | Maura McMahon Zeller| Q
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- SHEEHAN, K. VACANCY
86 | Jill Rose Quinn| Q
1ST SUBCIRCUIT – HUGHES BROOKS VACANCY
91 | Krista D. Butler| NR
1ST SUBCIRCUIT – CRAWFORD VACANCY
92 | Tyria B. Walton| HQ
2ND SUBCIRCUIT - A VACANCY
91 | Sondra Nicole Denmark| Q
3RD SUBCIRCUIT - FILAN VACANCY
91 | Daniel Edward Maloney| Q
3RD SUBCIRCUIT - FLYNN VACANCY
92 | Regina Ann Mescall| HQ
3RD SUBCIRCUIT - MURPHY VACANCY
93 | Erin Haggerty Antonietti| Q
6TH SUBCIRCUIT - NEGA VACANCY
91 | Jamie Guerra Dickler| Q
6TH SUBCIRCUIT - PANTLE VACANCY
92 | Eileen Marie O'Connor| Q
7TH SUBCIRCUIT - JACKSON VACANCY
91 | Pamela Reaves-Harris| Q
8TH SUBCIRCUIT - FLEMING VACANCY
91 | Jonathan Clark Green| Q
8TH SUBCIRCUIT - GUBIN VACANCY
92 | Michael A. Forti| Q
9TH SUBCIRCUIT - AXELROOD VACANCY
91 | Thomas M. Cushing| HQ
9TH SUBCIRCUIT - LUCKMAN VACANCY
92 | Julie Bess Aimen| Q
10TH SUBCIRCUIT - ALLEN VACANCY
91 | John G. Mulroe| Q
10TH SUBCIRCUIT - McGING VACANCY
92 | Maire Aileen Dempsey| Q
10TH SUBCIRCUIT - O'BRIEN VACANCY
93 | Mary Catherine Marubio| HQ
12TH SUBCIRCUIT - HANLON VACANCY
91 | Patricia M. Fallon| Q
92 | Frank R. DiFranco ( R)| Q
13TH SUBCIRCUIT - KULYS HOFFMAN VACANCY
91 | Susanne Michele Groebner| Q
92 | Gary William Seyring ( R) | Q
14TH SUBCIRCUIT- BERTUCCI VACANCY
91 | Gerardo Tristan, Jr.| Q
14TH SUBCIRCUIT- LACY VACANCY
92 | Perla Tirado| NR
15TH SUBCIRCUIT - GRIFFIN VACANCY
91 | Nichole C. Patton| HQ
ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT RETENTION
201 | Aurelia Marie Pucinski | Q
203 | Mary Katherine Rochford | Q
CIRCUIT COURT RETENTION
205 | Michael P. Toomin| Q
207 | James Patrick Flannery, Jr. | Q
209 | Mary Ellen Coghlan | Q
211 | Shelley Lynn Sutker-Dermer| Q
214 | Patricia Manila Martin | NR *
* Judge Martin indicated she is not seeking retention. However, her name remains on the ballot.
215 | Kenneth J. Wadas | Q
217 | Gregory J. Wojkowski | Q
219 | Robert E. Gordon | Q
221 | Lewis Nixon | Q
223 | Margaret Ann Brennan | Q
225 | Janet Adams Brosnahan | Q
227 | Peter A. Felice | Q
229 | Kerry M. Kennedy | Q
231 | Casandra Lewis | Q
235 | Laura Marie Sullivan | Q
237 | Raul Vega | Q
239 | Michael B. Hyman | Q
241 | Joan E. Powell | Q
243 | Patrick J. Sherlock | Q
245 | Maureen Ward Kirby | Q
247 | Edward A. Arce | Q
249 | James N. O'Hara | Q
252 | Mauricio Araujo | NR
253 | Thomas J. Byrne | Q
255 | Ann Collins-Dole | Q
257 | Donna L. Cooper | Q
259 | Anna Helen Demacopoulos | Q
261 | Diana L. Kenworthy | Q
263 | Pamela Elizabeth Loza | Q
265 | Jackie Marie Portman-Brown | Q
269 | Dominique C. Ross | Q
271 | Kristyna Colleen Ryan | Q
273 | Debra B. Walker | Q
275 | Ursula Walowski | Q
277 | Anthony C. 'Tony' Kyriakopoulos | Q
279 | Caroline Kate Moreland | Q
281 | Thomas J. Carroll | Q
283 | Cynthia Y. Cobbs | Q
285 | Daniel J. Kubasiak | Q
287 | Andrea M. Buford | Q
289 | Pamela McLean Meyerson | Q
291 | Chris Lawler | Q
293 | John Michael Allegretti | Q
295 | Kristal Rivers | Q
297 | Steven G. Watkins | Q
299 | Abbey Fishman Romanek| Q
301 | William B. Raines | Q
303 | Judith Rice | Q
305 | Patrick Kevin Coughlin | Q
307 | John Curry | Q
309 | Megan Elizabeth Goldish | Q
311 | Anjana Hansen | Q
313 | Robert D. Kuzas | Q
315 | John J. Mahoney | Q
317 | Maritza Martinez | Q
319 | Terrence J. McGuire | Q
321 | Bridget Anne Mitchell | Q
323 | James Paul Pieczonka | Q
325 | Diana Rosario | Q
327 | Patricia O'Brien Sheahan | Q