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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

Know Your State Judges provides Illinois voters an unbiased voter education resource about judicial candidates for election and retention. 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% 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

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

2024 Non-Cook County Judges Retention Results 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%

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

Vacancies for Judicial Circuit Courts Outside of Cook County Candidates to be certified by State Board of Elections on January 8, 2026. Upon certification by SBE and verification of biographical and campaign data, Know Your State Judges will have full candidate rosters available. Please check back February 1, 2026 for full primary information Court Vacancy Reason Candidates 1st Judicial Circuit, Resident, Jackson Honorable Christy Solverson Retiring 11/30/26 (D) VANWINKLE, CASEY ALLEN (D) REED, BENJAMIN W. (D) HEASLETT, HEATHER (R) SNYDER, LENOARD "JAMIE" 2nd Judicial Circuit, Resident, Edwards County Honorable Michael J. Valentine Retired 7/4/25 (R) SHINKLE, BRIAN T 2nd Judicial Circuit, Resident, Richland County Honorable Ray W. Vaughn Retired 11/30/24 (R) CLARK, CHELSEY E. (R) McCORMICK, MARK A. 2nd Judicial Circuit, Resident, Wayne Honorable Michael J. Molt Deceased 11/5/24 (R) VAUGHN, MATTHEW E. 3rd Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit Honorable Stephen A. Stobbs Retired 12/31/24 (R) PATRIIA G. KING 4th Judicial Circuit, At Large Honorable Douglas L. Jarman Retired 1/29/25 (R) MATHIS, BRENDA (R) GOZIA, WESLEY A. (R) JONES, AARON C. (R) GIVENS, PHILLIP 8th Judicial Circuit, At Large Honorable Robert K. Adrian Removed by Courts Commission (R) PRATT, CHRISTOPHER W. (R) BASS, TIM 8th Judicial Circuit, At Large Honorable Amy C. Lannerd Appointed to the Appellate Court on 9/18/24 (R) GROSBOLL, GABRIEL "GABE" 9th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Henderson Honorable Raymond A. Cavanaugh Retired 12/6/26 (R) BRYANT, CARISSA ANN 9th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Warren Honorable James R. Standard Retirred 12/6/26 (R) McCLINTOCK, SCOTT P. 10th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Peoria County Honorable John P. Vespa Retired 07/31/24 (D) VESPA, MICHAEL P. (R) CUSACK, TIMOTHY J. 11th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Woodford County Honorable Charles M. Feeney, III Retired 07/31/24 (R) MINGER, GREGORY MICHAEL 11th Judicial Circuit, At Large Honorable John Casey Costigan Retiring 10/16/2026 (R) DUFFY, SARAH R. 11th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Livingston Honorable Jennifer H. Bauknecht Retiring 3/17/2026 (R) YEDINAK, RANDY A. 12th Judicial Circuit, 1st Subcircuit Honorable David M. Carlson Retired 4/30/24 (D) CHRISTIANSEN, AMY (R) I VEC, JOHNPAUL 12th Judicial Circuit, 3rd Subcircuit Honorable John C. Anderson Elected to the Appellate Court 12/2/24 (D) WILLIAMS, SONNI CHOI 12th Judicial Circuit, 5th Subcircuit Honorable Barbara N. Petrungaro Retiring 12/04/26 (R) SMIGIELSKI, ART (R) O'BRIEN, ERIN 13th Judicial Circuit, At Large Honorable Cynthia M. Raccuglia Retired 2/28/25 (D) OLIVERO, MELISSA (R) VESCOGNI, MICHELLE A. 14th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Rock Island County Honorable Linnea E. Thompson Retired 6/30/25 (D) CARTER, TIONN FAMBRO 15th Judicial Circuit, Resident, JoDaviess County Honorable Kevin J. Ward Retired 8/22/25 (R) HAY, JOHN D. 15th Judicial Circuit, Resident, Stephenson Honorable James M. Hauser Retiring 12/6/26 (R) THRUMAN, JUDD (R) NIEMANN, KARLA M. 17th Judicial Circuit, 1st Subcircuit Honorable John S. Lowry Retired Dec. 31, 2025 (D) CARPENTER, PAUL (D) HANNIGAN, ERIN C. 17th Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit Honorable Eugene Doherty Appointed to the Appellate Court on 8/8/24 (R) ROBINSON, SCOTT 18th Judicial Circuit, 4th Subcircuit Honorable Kate Wilson Retired 8/28/24 (D) KYE, CHRISTINA (R) FLEMING, MICHAEL W. 18th Judicial Circuit, 5th Subcircuit Honorable Paul M. Fullerton Retired 10/15/25 (D) COSTA HOWARD, TERRA Supreme Court Primary Elections Appellate Court Primary Elections Cook County Primary Elections

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

Who is up for election ourside of the Cook County judicial Circuit Courts? Illinois Judicial Circuits (Outside of Cook County) Back to Maps Item Title Collapsible text is great for longer section titles and descriptions. It gives people access to all the info they need, while keeping your layout clean. Link your text to anything, or set your text box to expand on click. Write your text here... Read More Back to Maps Item Title Collapsible text is great for longer section titles and descriptions. It gives people access to all the info they need, while keeping your layout clean. Link your text to anything, or set your text box to expand on click. Write your text here... Read More Back to Maps Item Title Collapsible text is great for longer section titles and descriptions. It gives people access to all the info they need, while keeping your layout clean. Link your text to anything, or set your text box to expand on click. Write your text here... Read More Back to Maps

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Supreme Court Justice Appellate Court Justice Circuit Court Judge Associate Judge Illinois’s highest Court Administrative & Supervisory Authority over all Illinois courts Appeals from Appellate Courts 7 Justices for 5 Districts District 1 (Cook County) - 3 Justices Districts 2-5 - 1 Justice apiece Qualifications United States Citizen Resident of represented district Licensed to practice Law in Illinois Appointed by other Supreme Court Justices Fulfill midterm vacancy Removal, Retirement, Resignation, Not Retained, Death Must run for election next election cycle - Primary and General Elected to 10 year term by popular vote in partisan election Retention election every 10 years Non-competitive & Non-partisan election 60% retention vote needed Appeals from Circuit Courts 54 Justices for 5 Districts District 1 (Cook County) 6 Divisions - 24 Justices Districts 2-5 (101 counties) - 30 Justices Qualifications United States Citizen Resident of represented district Licensed to practice Law in Illinois Appointed by other Supreme Court Justices Fulfill midterm vacancy Appointment, Removal, Retirement, Resignation, Not Retained, Death Must run for election next election cycle - Primary and General Elected to 10 year term by popular vote in partisan election Retention election every 10 years Non-competitive & Non-partisan election 60% retention vote needed Preside over civil and criminal cases Small claim cases to contractual disputes to domestic relations to criminal felonies. 25 Judicial Circuits with 63 Subcircuits 7 single county circuits Cook - 18 Subcircuits Dupage (18th Circuit) - 7 Subcircuits Kane (16th Circuit) - 4 Subcircuits Lake (19th Circuit) - 12 Subcircuits McHenry (22nd Circuit) - 4 Subcircuits St. Clair (20th Circuit) Will (12th Circuit) - 5 Subcircuits 18 multi-county circuits (2 to 12 counties) 3rd Circuit (Madison & Bond) 4 Subcircuits 7th Circuit ( Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan, Sangamon and Scott) 7 Subcircuits 17th Circuit (Winnebago & Boone) 2 Subcircuits Approximately 500 Judicial Circuit Court Judges Qualifications United States Citizen Resident of circuit/subcircuit Licensed to practice law in Illinois Appointed by Supreme Court Justices Fulfill midterm vacancy Appointment, Removal, Retirement, Resignation, Not Retained, Death Must run in next election cycle Elected to 6 year term by popular vote in partisan election Retention election every 6 years Non-competitive & Non-partisan election 60% retention vote needed Preside over any non-felony case - assigned by Chief Judge or designated judicial circuit court judge Felon Cases (> 1 yr imprisonment) must be authorized by Supreme Court 25 Judicial Circuits with 63 Subcircuits Same as Judicial Circuit Court Justices Approximately 400 Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judges Number per Circuit dependent on population Qualifications United States Citizen Resident of circuit/subcircuit Licensed to practice law in Illinois Appointed by Circuit Court or Supreme Court Justices Must be reappointed every 4 years