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za Hon. Jerry J. Hooker Republican 8th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Brown County < Back EXPERIENCE 8th Judicial Circuit Judge, 2018 - Present (Elected 2018) Associate Judge, 8th Judicial Circuit Court, 2014-18 (Appointed 2014, Reappointed 2015) President, Brown County Public Health Department, 2008-2014 State's Attorney, Brown County, 1992-2008 Assistant State's Attorney, Madison County, 1988 - 1992 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Illinois State University, 1985 Law School: Ohio Northern University Law School, J.D. 1988 RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS Illinois State Bar Association and 8th Circuit Joint Judicial Advisory Polls: Jerry J. Hooker: Recommended Criteria Score Meets Requirements Of Office 93.18 Integrity 95.45 Impartiality 93.18 Legal Ability 93.18 Temperament 97.73 Court Management 97.62 Health 100 Sensitivity 97.62 Number of Respondents 45 CAMPAIGN FINANCE Top Donors: No information available at this time 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?

This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. Hon. Sean W. Donahue Democratic Party Winner 100% (6,982 of 6,982) Primary votes < Candidates 10th Circuit - Peoria County (Lyons Vacancy) EXPERIENCE 10th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge: 2017- Present Appointed 2017, Reappointed 2019, 2023 Private Practice: 2006 - 2017 Peoria County Assistant Public Defender: 2006 - 2011 Peoria County Assistant State's Attorney: 2004 - 2006 EDUCATION Southern Illinois University School of Law: J.D. - 2004 RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS 2024 Illinois State Bar Association's Advisory Committee Result: Sean W. Donahue – Recommended Criteria 2024 Score 2023 Score 2019 Score Number of Respondents 121 121 84 Meets Requirements Of Office 94.87 97.52 93.90 Integrity 98.28 97.52 97.59 Impartiality 97.41 97.52 96.39 Legal Ability 94.92 98.33 87.95 Temperament 98.29 97.52 98.77 Court Management 98.26 97.48 93.90 Health 99.12 98.33 100 Sensitivity 99.11 96.55 96.39 < Candidates CAMPAIGN FINANCE Total contributions since April 1, 2023: $12,639 Read more on Illinois Sunshine → https://illinoissunshine.org/ Top 5 Donors Donor Total amount Latest Date Sean Donahue $12,189 10/18/2023 Jerry Weaver $250 12/19/2023 Mary Hitz $200 12/19/2023 ENDORSED BY: No endorsement information is available at this time. This list does not include individual politician or community leaders, but those organizations that have a defined process for endorsing all types of judicial candidates. For a more complete list of all endorsements, click on the "Campaign Website" button below. Some candidates have yet to publish a website. View More Attorney Disciplinary Reports Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings None Look Up Attorney Disclipline History

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% 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

o Hon. Amanda S. Ade-Harlow Republican 4th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Shelby County < Back EXPERIENCE 4th Judicial Circuit Judge, Shelby County, 2018 - Present (Elected 2018) Associate Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit, 2016 - 2018 (Appointed 2016) Shelby County Public Defender, 2016 Fayette County Assistant State's Attorney, 2012- 2016 Shelby County Assistant States' Attorney 2012 -2013 Private Practice 2002 - 2012 Christian, Shelby, Montgomery County Public Defender 2005 - 2012 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Lake Land College, A.A.S. - 1997 Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Springfield, B.A., Legal Studies - 2001 Law School: Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School, J.D. - 2003 RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS Illinois State Bar Association and 4th Circuit Joint Judicial Advisory Polls: Amanda S. Ade-Harlow: Recommended Criteria Score Meets Requirements Of Office 90.48 Integrity 91.18 Impartiality 87.30 Legal Ability 87.88 Temperament 89.39 Court Management 98.51 Health 95.52 Sensitivity 93.75 Number of Respondents 70 CAMPAIGN FINANCE Top Donors: No information available at this time Read more on Illinois Sunshine → https://illinoissunshine.org/

Candidate For 10 th Judicial Circuit Court Peoria County (Lyons Vacancy) Hon. Sean W. Donahue Democratic Party Winner 100% (6,982 of 6,982) Primary votes Read More

This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. < Candidates Hon. Julio Cesar Valdez Democratic Party Winner 100% (3,945 of 3.945) Primary votes 16th Circuit - 2nd Subcircuit EXPERIENCE 16th Judicial Circuit Court Judge: 2022 - Present Appointed 2022 16th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge: 2019 - 2022 Appointed 2019 Private Practice: 1998 - 2019 EDUCATION Augustana: B.A., Political Science - 1994 Iowa College of Law: J.D. - 1998 RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS 2024 Illinois State Bar Association and Kane County Bar Association's Joint Advisory Committee Result: Julio Cesar Valdez – Recommended Number of Respondents 143 Criteria Score Meets Requirements Of Office 93.71 Integrity 97.12 Impartiality 95.04 Legal Ability 92.14 Temperament 97.18 Court Management 97.14 Health 98.55 Sensitivity 96.45 < Candidates CAMPAIGN FINANCE Total contributions since April 1, 2023: $36,233.12 Top 5 Donors Read more on Illinois Sunshine → https://illinoissunshine.org/ Donor Total amount Latest Date Julio Cesar Valdez $30,233.12 11/25/2023 Law Hesselbaum, LLP $750 9/15/2023 Law Offices of Justin Sather $500 9/19/2023 Lopez & Affiliates, LTD $500 9/18/2023 Caroline Hernandez $500 9/15/2023 ENDORSED BY: No endorsement information is available at this time. This list does not include individual politician or community leaders, but those organizations that have a defined process for endorsing all types of judicial candidates. For a more complete list of all endorsements, click on the "Campaign Website" button below. Attorney Disciplinary Reports Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings None Look Up Attorney Disclipline History

General Election for Judicial Circuit Courts Outside of Cook County Click on Name for Candidate Information Race Candidates R = Republican D = Democrat I = Independent ISBA Poll Recommendation 1st Judicial Circuit, Resident, Pope County (R) Melissa Presser - 100% Recommended 2nd Judicial Circuit, Resident, Franklin County (R) Jim Giacone - 100% Insufficient Responses 4th Judicial Circuit, At Large (R) Dennis Roy Atteberry - 100% Insufficient Responses 4th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Montgomery County (R) Christopher B Hantla - 66.73% (D) Bryant "Butch" Hitchings - 33.27% Recommended Insufficient Responses 5th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Vermillion County (R) Mark S Goodwin - 100% Insufficient Responses 6th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Douglas County (R) Kate Watson - 100% Recommended 7th Judicial Circuit, Resident, 3rd Subcircuit (R) Thomas D Denby - 100% Recommended 9th Judicial Circuit, Resident, McDonough County (R) Nigel D. Graham - 100% Recommended 10th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Peoria County (R) Frank W. Ierulli - 49.96% (D) John M. Spears - 50.04% Recommended Not Recommended 10th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Peoria County (D) Sean W. Donahue -100% Recommended 10th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Stark County (R) Caroline Borden Campion - 100% Recommended 12th Judicial Circuit, At Large (R) Art Smigielski - 49.41% (D) Colette Safford - 50.41% Recommended Recommended 12th Judicial Circuit, Resident, 2nd Subcircuit (R) Katie Rabenda - 45.64% (D) Jennifer M. Lynch - 54.36% Not Recommended Recommended 12th Judicial Circuit, Resident, 4th Subcircuit (D) Victoria Rose Breslan - 100% Recommended 13th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Bureau County (D) Geno J. Caffarini - 100% Recommended 13th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Grundy County (R) John D. Peacock - 45.63% (I) Scott Belt - 54.37% Insufficient Responses Recommended 13th Judicial Circuit, Resident, LaSalle County (D) Todd L. Martin - 100% Recommended 14th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Mercer County (R) Jeffrey S. Mckinley - 55.50% (D) Daniel P. Dalton - 44.50% Not Recommended Recommended 14th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Whiteside County (D) Jennifer M. Rangel-Kelly - 100% Recommended 14th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Whiteside County (D) James F. Heuerman - 100% Recommended 16th Judicial Circuit, At Large (D) Kimberly Digiovanni - 100% Recommended 16th Judicial Circuit, Resident, 2nd Subcircuit (D) Julio César Valdez - 100% Recommended 16th Judicial Circuit, Resident, 4th Subcircuit (D) Sandra Parga - 52.55% (R) David Kliment - 47.55% Recommended Recommended 17th Judicial Circuit, Resident, 1st Subcircuit (D) Nicholas O. Meyer - 55.92% (R) Erik Karl Jacobs - 44.08% Recommended Recommended 18th Judicial Circuit, Resident, 1st Subcircuit (D) Chantelle Porter - 55.98% (I) Marshall Subach - 44.02% Recommended Recommended 18th Judicial Circuit, Resident, 2nd Subcircuit (D) Jennifer Barron - 62.97% (R) Jae Kwon - 37.93% Recommended Recommended 18th Judicial Circuit, Resident, 3rd Subcircuit (R) Hope F. Mercado - 43.92% (D) Leah Danielle Setzen - 56.08% Insufficient Responses Recommended 21st Judicial Circuit, Resident, Kankakee County (D) Marlow A. Jones - 100% Insufficient Responses 22nd Judicial Circuit, At Large (R) Suzanne C. Mangiamele - 100% Recommended 22nd Judicial Circuit, Resident, McHenry County (R) Jennifer L. Johnson - 100% Recommended 23rd Judicial Circuit, Resident, Kendall County (R) John McAdams - 100% Recommended 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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