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zze Hon. Heinz Rudolf Democrat 20th Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large < Back EXPERIENCE 20th Judicial Circuit Judge, 2018 - Present (Elected 2018) Associate Jude, 20th Judicial Circuit, 2006 - 2018 (Appointed 2006 / Reappointed 2007, 2011, 2015) Assistant State's Attorney, St. Clair County Assistant Public Defender, St. Clair County EDUCATION Undergraduate: St. Louis University, B.A. - 1992 Graduate: St. Louis University, M.A. - 1995 Law School: St. Louis University School of Law, J.D. - 1995 Graduate: St. Louis University, PhD, Public Policy Analysis and Administration - 2002 RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS Illinois State Bar Association and 20th Circuit Joint Judicial Advisory Polls: Heinz Rudolf: Recommended Criteria Score Meets Requirements Of Office 95.21 Integrity 96.58 Impartiality 91.03 Legal Ability 95.89 Temperament 96.53 Court Management 96.55 Health 97.90 Sensitivity 96.50 Number of Respondents 146 CAMPAIGN FINANCE Top Donors: Donor Total donated Latest date Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, P.C. $18,000.00 Jun 21, 2024 Rich Rich Cooksey & Chappell P.C. $12,000.00 Jul 08, 2024 Heinz Rudolf $11,099.83 Jun 15, 2024 Gori, Julian & Associates, P.C. $10,500.00 Aug 24, 2018 Simmons Hanly Conroy $10,000.00 Aug 24, 2018 Read more on Illinois Sunshine → https://illinoissunshine.org/ How Judicial Advisory Polls Work In counties outside of Cook, ISBA conducts an advisory poll. The poll is conducted by email and mail and is sent to all ISBA members in the circuit or district from which a candidate seeks election or a judge seeks retention. Licensed attorneys who are not members of ISBA, or any attorney outside the circuit or district may request a ballot. Participants of the poll are asked to evaluate each candidate only if they have professional knowledge of the candidate(s) that enables them to make an informed evaluation. Ballots are confidential and returned inside a ballot envelope which is mailed in a Teller envelope. A certification slip stating that the participant read and understood the instructions of the poll is signed in order for the ballot to be counted. Candidates and judges are rated "recommended" or "not recommended" based on whether respondents agree that the candidate "meets acceptable requirements for the office." Those receiving 65 percent or more "yes" responses to that question are rated "recommended" and those receiving less than 65 percent are rated "not recommended." Opinions expressed in the poll are of those attorneys who chose to respond and do not reflect the opinion of the Illinois State Bar Association or the opinion of all Illinois attorneys. Following are the questions asked on the poll. Please note that questions on Temperament and Court management differ for those seeking a judicial vacancy and those seeking retention. Clarification of those differences are noted below. Meets Requirements of Office: (Recommendation) Considering the qualifications of the candidate, do you believe this candidate meets acceptable requirements for the office? Integrity Adhere to the high standards of integrity and ethical conduct required of the office? Impartiality Act and rule impartially and free of any predisposition or improper influence? Legal Ability Have adequate legal experience, knowledge, and ability? Temperament for a judicial vacancy: Exercise appropriate temperament with courtesy, consideration, firmness, fairness, patience and dignity? for judicial retention: Exercise the judicial temperament to serve with appropriate courtesy, consideration, firmness, fairness, patience and dignity? Court Management for a judicial vacancy: Attends to all professional responsibilities including the management of cases/clients, and completes work in a prompt and skillful manner? for judicial retention: Diligently and promptly attend to the duties of the office and assure the steady progress of court business? Health Have the physical, mental and emotional health, stamina and stability needed to perform judicial duties? Sensitivity to Diversity and Bias Conducts self and deals with others appropriately to reduce or eliminate conduct or words which manifest bias based on race, gender, national origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or socio-economic status against parties, witnesses, counsel or others?

Illinois Judicial Elections 2026 Below are the different judicial elections for Illinois: Supreme Court, Appellate Courts, Cook County Circuit Court, and Non-Cook County Circuit Court justices. Know Your State Judges focuses on the Illinois Judicial Circuit Court races outside of Cook County - as there are many sites available to inform yourself about the others. Injustice Watch's Judicial Voting Guide , Vote for Judges, and Ballotopedia provide expanded information on the Supreme Court, Appellate Court, and Cook County Circuit Court races. 2026 Election Calander Non-Cook County Judicial Circuit Court Elections Cook County Judicial Circuit Court Elections Illinois Judicial Races In 2023, Know Your State Judges embarked on the unique mission to educate Illinoisans about their local, Appellate, and Supreme Court judicial candidates. Know Your State Judges has reviewed multiple credible sources from the Illinois State Bar Associations, county bar associations, the circuit court's websites, the Illinois Election Board, Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Illinois Sunshine, Martindale, candidate website and social media sites, and have reached out to each candidate to verify the data. In the process a very thorough and non-partisan profile of each candidate has been collected and displayed so that voters can make a more informed determination of who they want sitting on the bench when an important decision is made for them or their community. Supreme Court Races No Vacancies in 2026 Appellate Court Races 2026 Primary Info Non-Cook County Circuit Court Races 2026 Primary Info Cook County Circuit Court Races 2026 Primary Info

Cook County Circuit Court General Election Injustice Watch Judicial Guide Race Results At Large (D) Pablo F. Decastro - 71.63% (R) Tien H. Glaub - 28.37% At Large (D) Corinne C. Heggie - 100% At Large (D) Sarah Johnson - 100% At Large (D) Deidre M. Dyer - 100% At Large (D) Arlene Y. Coleman-Romeo - 100% At Large (D) Neil Cohen - 100% At Large (D) Edward Joseph Underhill 100% At Large (D) Debjani 'Deb' Desa i - 100% At Large (D) Jennifer Patricia Callahan - 100% At Large (D) James S. Murphy-Aguilú - 100% At Large (D) Chloe Georgianna Pedersen - 100% 3rd Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Lucy Vazquez-Gonzalez - 100% 3rd Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Pat Heery - 100% 4th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Michael M. Chvatal - 100% 4th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Philip Fowler - 100% 4th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Koula A. Fournier - 100% 5th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Yolanda Harris Sayre - 100% 7th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Owens J. Shelby - 100% 8th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Loveleen Ahuja - 100% 10th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Caroline Glennon-Goodma n - 100% 10th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) James V. Murphy - 100% 11th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Dawn Gonzalez - 100% 11th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Audrey Victoria Cosgrove - 100% 12th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Alon Stein - 54.98% (R) Maria Mccarthy - 45.02% 12th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Frank J. Andreou - 56.16% (R) Pamela Curran Smith - 43.84% 12th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) James "Jack" Costello - 57.96% (R) Matthew Taylor - 42.04% 13th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Ralph E. Meczyk - 100% 13th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Mary Sevandal Cohen - 100% 14th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Griselda Vega Samuel - 100% 14th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Stephanie Kathryn Miller - 100% 15th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Luciano "Lou" Panici, Jr - 100% 15th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). John A. Fairman - 100% 16th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Pedro Fregoso, Jr - 100% 16th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Cecilia Abundis - 100% 17th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Rivanda Doss Beal - 100% 17th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Lloyd James Brooks - 100% 18th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Jeffery G. Chrones - 100% 18th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) John Hock - 54.03% (R) Lynn Terese Palac - 45.97% 19th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Bridget Colleen Duignan - 100% 20th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Nadine Jean Wichern - 100%

Candidate for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court LaSalle County Hon. Todd L. Martin Democratic Party General Election Winner 100% (39,747 of 39,747 votes) Read More

2026 General Election Calander The following dates are for the 2026 General Election to be held on November 3, 2026. Dates Activity February 25, 2026 Petition Circulation Begins for the General Election May 18, 2026 First Day to File Nomination Papers for the General Election June 2, 2026 Last Day to File Objections to Nomination Papers for the General Election August 3, 2026 Last Day to File Petitions for Public Questions for the General Election August 5, 2026 First Day to Submit Vote by Mail Applications for the General Election August 10, 2026 Last Day to File Objections to Petitions for Public Questions for the General Election August 17, 2026 Last Day for Resolutions for Public Questions for the General Election August 21, 2026 Ballot Certification Deadline for State Board of Elections August 27, 2026 Ballot Certification Deadline – County Clerk August 27, 2026 Public Question Certification for the General Election September 3, 2026 Write-In Candidate Filing Deadline for the General Election September 18, 2026 Vote by Mail Ballots Mailed Out – Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act September 24, 2026 Early Voting Begins for the General Election September 24, 2026 Voting by Mail Begins for the General Election October 6, 2026 Close of Voter Registration October 7, 2026 Grace Period Registration and Voting Begins for the General Election October 18, 2026 Close of Online Voter Registration for the General Election October 29, 2026 Last Day to Mail Vote by Mail Ballots for the General Election November 2, 2026 Last Day for Early Voting for the General Election November 3, 2026 General Election Day for 2026

Illinois Judicial Circuit Court Elections Outside of Cook County 1st Circuit - Pope 7th Circuit - 3rd Subcircuit 12th Circuit - 2nd Subcircuit 14th Circuit - Whiteside (Senneff) 18th Circuit - 1st Subcircuit 2nd Circuit - Franklin 9th Circuit - McDonough 12th Circuit - 4th Subcircuit 14th Circuit - Whiteside (Steines) 18th Circuit - 2nd Subcircuit 4th Circuit - At Large 10th Circuit - Peoria (Lyons) 13th Circuit - Bureau 16th Circuit - At Large 18th Circuit - 3rd Subcircuit 4th Circuit - Montgomery 10th Circuit - Peoria (Rissinger) 13th Circuit - Grundy 16th Circuit - 2nd Subcircuit 21st Circuit - Kankakee 5th Circuit - Vermillion 10th Circuit - Stark 13th Circuit - LaSalle 16th Circuit - 4th Subcircuit 22nd Circuit - At Large 6th Circuit Douglas 12 Circuit - At Large 14th Circuit - Mercer 17th Circuit - 1st Subcircuit 22nd Circuit - McHenry 23rd Circuit - Kendall

Non-Cook County Judges Up For Retention In 2024 Click on Circuits for Candidates' Information Circuit Judge ISBA Poll Recommendation Retained? 1st Judicial Circuit Hon. Carey Gill Hon. Amanda Byassee Gott Hon. Stephen Green Hon. John Saunders Hon. Christy Solverson Hon. Cord Zachary Wittig Recommended Recommended Recommended Not Recommended Recommended Recommended YES - 76.46% YES - 78.27% YES - 77.43% YES - 76.79% YES - 78.49% YES - 77.24% 2nd Judicial Circuit Hon. Eric Dirnbeck Hon. Melissa Morgan Hon. T. Scott Webb Hon. Christopher L. Weber Hon. Jo Beth Weber Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended YES - 78.04% YES - 78.58% YES - 80.10% YES - 79.45% YES - 79.14% 3rd Judicial Circuit Hon. Chris Bauer Hon. Kyle Anne Napp Hon. Sarah Smith Recommended Recommended Recommended YES - 78.41% YES - 79.14% YES - 7962% 4th Judicial Circuit Hon. Amanda S. Ade-Harlow Recommended YES - 78.71% 5th Judicial Circuit Hon. Mark E. Bovard Hon. Craig DeArmond Hon. Charles "Charlie" Hall Hon. Brien J. O'Brien Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended YES - 81.86% YES - 82.05% YES - 82.17% YES - 82.46% 6th Judicial Circuit Hon. Thomas E. Griffith Hon. Jeremy Richey Hon. Randy Rosenbaum Hon. Roger B. Webber Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended YES - 82.22% YES - 81.88% YES - 82.26% YES - 82.85% 7th Judicial Circuit Hon. David R. Cherry Recommended YES - 80.67% 8th Judicial Circuit Hon. Jerry J. Hooker Hon. Frank J. McCartney Hon. Timothy "T.J." Wessel Recommended Recommended Insufficient responses YES - 83.73% YES - 84.19% YES - 83.87% 9th Judicial Circuit Hon. Bruce C. Beal Hon. Rodney G. Clark Hon. James Standard Recommended Recommended Not Recommended YES - 80.60% YES - 81.79% YES - 79.05% 10th Judicial Circuit Hon. Kate Gorman Recommended YES - 84.35% 11th Judicial Circuit Hon. Rebecca Simmons Foley Hon. William A. Yoder Recommended Recommended YES - 84.16% YES - 84.83% 12th Judicial Circuit Hon. Vincent F. Cornelius Hon. David Garcia Recommended Recommended YES - 71.39% YES - 70.40% 13th Judicial Circuit Hon. Troy Holland Hon. Cynthia M. Raccuglia Recommended Recommended YES - 81.12% YES - 73.35% 15th Judicial Circuit Hon. Jacquelyn D. Ackert Recommended YES - 86.38% 16th Judicial Circuit Hon. John A. Barsanti Hon. René Cruz Hon. John G. Dalton Hon. Michael J. Noland Recommended Recommended Not Recommended Not Recommended YES - 76.48% YES - 75.94% YES - 69.83% YES - 70.13% 17th Judicial Circuit Hon. Joseph P. Bruscato Hon. John Lowry Hon. Brendan Maher Recommended Recommended Recommended YES - 80.90% YES - 81.75% YES - 80.80% 19th Judicial Circuit Hon. Christen L. Bishop Hon. Joseph V. Salvi Hon. Daniel Shanes Hon. Charles "Chuck" Smith Hon. Patricia Sowinski Fix Hon. Christopher R. Stride Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended Not Recommended Recommended YES - 78.86% YES - 76.74% YES - 78.11% YES - 77.42% YES - 70.70% YES - 78.14% 20th Judicial Circuit Hon. Zina R. Cruse Hon. Andrew J. Gleeson Hon. Chris Kolker Hon. John J. O'Gara Hon. Heinz Rudolf Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended YES - 75.53% YES - 77.40% YES - 76.85% YES - 77.27% YES - 76.31% 21st Judicial Circuit Hon. Thomas W. Cunnington Insufficient Responses YES - 81.87% 22nd Judicial Circuit Hon. Michael J. Chmiel Hon. Tiffany Davis Not Recommended Recommended YES - 73.94% YES - 76.11% 24th Judicial Circuit Hon. Daniel J. Emge Recommended YES - 80.55%

Supreme Court General Election 2024 Supreme Court Races Race Vacancy 1st District of the Supreme Court (D) Joy Virginia Cunningham - 100% 4th District of the Supreme Court (R) Lisa Holder White - 100% Injustice Watch Judicial Guide Appellate Court General Election 2024 Appellate Court Races Click on candidate name for more information. Race Result 1st District of the Appellate Court (D). Mary Lane Mikva. - 100% 1st District of the Appellate Court (D). Cynthia Y. Cobbs - 100% 1st District of the Appellate Court (D) Celia Louise Gamrath - 100% 1st District of the Appellate Court (D). Carl Anthony Walker - 100% 3rd District of the Appellate Court (D). John Anderson - 51.22% (R). Kenton Skarin - 48.78% 3rd District of the Appellate Court (D) Linda Davenport - 51.51% (R). Jason Helland - 48.49% 3rd District of the Appellate Court (D) Lance Peterson - 50.01% (R) John F. Costello - 49.99% 4th District of the Appellate Court (R). Amy Lannerd - 100% 4th District of the Appellate Court (R) Gene Doherty - 100% Injustice Watch Judicial Guide Cook County Primary Elections Cook County General Elections Supreme Court Primary Elections Supreme Court General Elections Appellate Court Primary Elections Appellate Court General Elections Non-Cook Primary Elections Non-Cook General Elections

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Supreme Court Primary Result 2024 Supreme Court Races Race Vacancy 1st District of the Supreme Court (D) Joy Virginia Cunningham 75.3% (D) Jesse G. Reyes 24.7% 4th District of the Supreme Court (R) Lisa Holder White 100% Injustice Watch Judicial Guide Appellate Court Primary Results 2024 Appellate Races Race Result 1st District of the Appellate Court (D). Mary Lane Mikva. 100% 1st District of the Appellate Court (D). Cynthia Y. Cobbs 70.57% (D) Carolyn J Gallagher 29.43% 1st District of the Appellate Court (D) Celia Louise Gamrath 72.35% (D) Leonard Murry. 27.65% 1st District of the Appellate Court (D). Carl Anthony Walker 100% 3rd District of the Appellate Court (D). John Anderson 64.25% (D) Joe Hettel 35.75% (R). Kenton Skarin 100% 3rd District of the Appellate Court (D) Linda Davenport 100% (R). Jason Helland . 100% 3rd District of the Appellate Court (D) Lance Peterson 100% (R) John F. Costello 100% 4th District of the Appellate Court (R). Amy Lannerd 100% 4th District of the Appellate Court (R) Gene Doherty. 100% Injustice Watch Judicial Guide Cook County Primary Elections Cook County General Elections Supreme Court Primary Elections Supreme Court General Elections Appellate Court Primary Elections Appellate Court General Elections Non-Cook Primary Elections Non-Cook General Elections

Cook County Circuit Court Primary Results Injustice Watch Judicial Guide Click on candidate name for biographical data Race Results At Large (D). Pablo F.De castro 60.17% (D) Chelsey Renece Robinson 39.83% At Large (D) Corinne C. Heggie 100% At Large ( D) Sarah Johnson 100% At Large (D) Deidre M. Dyer 100% At Large (D). Arlene Y. Coleman-Romeo 100% At Large (D) NeilCohen. 67.69% (D) Wende Williams 32.31% At Large (D) Edward Joseph Underhill 56.89% (D). Lori Ann Roper 43.11% At Large (D) Debjani "Deb" Desai. 65.45% (D) Russ Hartigan. 34.55% At Large (D) Jennifer Patricia Callahan 100% At Large (D) James S. Murphy-Aguilú 100% At Large (D) Chloe Georgianna Pedersen 100% 3rd Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Lucy Vazquez-Gonzalez 74.94% (D) Martin Douglas Reggi 25.06% 3rd Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Pat Heery. . 100% 4th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Michael M. Chvatal. 100% 4th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Philip Fowler. 100% 4th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Koula A. Fournier 100% 5th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Yolanda Harris Sayre 100% 7th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Owens J. Shelby 58.88% (D) Deidre Baumann 41.12% 8th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Loveleen Ahuja 100% 10th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Caroline Glennon-Goodman 100% 10th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) James V. Murphy 56.88% (D) Liam Kelly 43.12% 11th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Dawn Gonzalez 100% 11th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) AudreyVictoria Cosgrove 50.64% (D) Kim Przekota 49.36% 12th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Alon Stein 100% (R) Maria McCarthy 100% 12th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Frank J. Andreou 100% (R) Pamela Curran Smith 100% 12th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) James "Jack" Costello 100% (R) Matthew Taylor 100% 13th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Ralph E. Menczyk 100% 13th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Mary Sevandal Cohen 100% 14th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Griselda Vega Samuel 81.58% (D) Steve Demitro 18.42% 14th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Stephanie Kathryn Miller 100% 15th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Luciano "Lou" Panici, Jr. 39.72% (D) Allen Price Walker. 30.79% (D) Paul A. O'grady. 29.49% 15th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). John A. Fairman. 100% 16th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Pedro Fregoso, Jr. 100% 16th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Cecilia Abundis. 100% 17th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Rivanda Doss Beal. 100% 17th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Lloyd James Brooks. 100% 18th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Jeffery G. Chrones. 52.34% (D) Sunil Bhave. 47.66% 18th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) John Hock. 100% (R) Lynn Terese Palac. 100% 19th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Bridget Colleen Duignan 57.09% (D) Dave Heilmann. 25.06% (D) Risa Renee Lanier. 17.85% 20th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Nadine Jean Wichern. 50.98% (D) Michael J. Zink. 23.13% (D) Nickolas Pappas. 21.82% (D) John Poulos. 4.07%

Candidates for the 14 th Judicial Circuit Court Mercer County Hon. Daniel P. Dalton Democratic Party 44.50% (3,575 of 8,033 votes) Read More Hon. Jeffrey S. McKinley Republican Party General Election Winner 55.50% (4,458 of 8,033 votes) Read More