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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%

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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

This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. < Primary Candidates Hon. Chantelle Porter Democratic Party Winner 52.99% (3,495 of 6,596) Primary votes < General Candidates 18th Circuit - 1st Subcircuit EXPERIENCE 18th Judicial Circuit Court Circuit Judge: 2023 - Present Appointed 2023 Private Practice Attorney: 2 008 - 2022 DuPage County Assistant Public Defender: 2007- 2008 Cook County Public Guardian: 2006 - 2007 EDUCATION The Ohio State University: B.A., Political Science - 2003 DePaul University College of Law: J.D. - 2006 RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS Illinois State Bar Association & DuPage County Bar Association's Joint Advisory Committee Result: Chantelle Porter – Recommended Number of Respondents 347 Criteria Score Meets Requirements Of Office 91.96 Integrity 95.87 Impartiality 92.35 Legal Ability 91.12 Temperament 95.29 Court Management 94.17 Health 95.96 Sensitivity 94.40 CAMPAIGN FINANCE Total contributions since April 1, 2023: $78,771.20 Read more on Illinois Sunshine → https://illinoissunshine.org/ Top 5 Donors Donor Total amount Latest Date Chantelle Porter $17,501.00 Jun 17, 2024 Citizens for Judge Leah Setzen $14,694.76 Jul 18, 2024 A. Traub & Associates $10,500.00 Aug 11, 2023 Esp Kreuzer Cores, LLP $3,500.00 Jun 17, 2024 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC $3,000.00 May 22, 2024 ENDORSED BY: International Union of Operating Engineers - Local 150 IUOE Local 399 Laborers' Union Local 68 Ironworkers Local 63 Sheet Metal Workers SMART 265 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 701 North Central Illinois Labor Council, AFL-CIO Painters District Council No. 30 Mid America Carpenters Regional Council Liuna Chicago Laborer's District Council Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management 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. Campaign Website 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

Candidates for the 12th Judicial Circuit Court At Large Colette Safford Democratic Party General Election Winner 50.59% (158,801 of 313,898 votes) Read More Hon. Arkadiusz “Art” Smigielski Republican Party 49.41% (155,097 of 313,898 votes) Read More

Non-Cook County Judges Up For Retention In 2026 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%

< Primary Candidates Hon. Chantelle Porter Democratic Party Winner 52.99% (3,495 of 6,596) Primary votes < General Candidates 18th Circuit - 1st Subcircuit EXPERIENCE 18th Judicial Circuit Court Circuit Judge: 2023 - Present Appointed 2023 Private Practice Attorney: 2 008 - 2022 DuPage County Assistant Public Defender: 2007- 2008 Cook County Public Guardian: 2006 - 2007 EDUCATION The Ohio State University: B.A., Political Science - 2003 DePaul University College of Law: J.D. - 2006 RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS Illinois State Bar Association & DuPage County Bar Association's Joint Advisory Committee Result: Chantelle Porter – Recommended Number of Respondents 347 Criteria Score Meets Requirements Of Office 91.96 Integrity 95.87 Impartiality 92.35 Legal Ability 91.12 Temperament 95.29 Court Management 94.17 Health 95.96 Sensitivity 94.40 CAMPAIGN FINANCE Total contributions since April 1, 2023: $78,771.20 Read more on Illinois Sunshine → https://illinoissunshine.org/ Top 5 Donors Donor Total amount Latest Date Chantelle Porter $17,501.00 Jun 17, 2024 Citizens for Judge Leah Setzen $14,694.76 Jul 18, 2024 A. Traub & Associates $10,500.00 Aug 11, 2023 Esp Kreuzer Cores, LLP $3,500.00 Jun 17, 2024 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC $3,000.00 May 22, 2024 ENDORSED BY: International Union of Operating Engineers - Local 150 IUOE Local 399 Laborers' Union Local 68 Ironworkers Local 63 Sheet Metal Workers SMART 265 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 701 North Central Illinois Labor Council, AFL-CIO Painters District Council No. 30 Mid America Carpenters Regional Council Liuna Chicago Laborer's District Council Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management 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. Campaign Website Attorney Disciplinary Reports Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings None Look Up Attorney Disclipline History

zn Hon. John A. Barsanti Republican 16th Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large < Back EXPERIENCE 16th Judicial Circuit Judge, 2010 - Present (Appointed 2010 / Elected 2012 / Retained 2018) State's Attorney, Kane County, 2004 - 2010 Illinois Appellate Prosecutor's Office, 2000 - 2004 Assistant State's Attorney, Kane County, 1979 - 2000 Illinois Department of Labor, 1977 - 1979 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Carroll College, B.S. Law School: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D. - 1977 RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS Illinois State Bar Association and 16th Circuit Joint Judicial Advisory Polls: John A. Barsanti: Recommended Criteria Score Meets Requirements Of Office 91.89 Integrity 97.32 Impartiality 95.17 Legal Ability 97.99 Temperament 88.19 Court Management 95.17 Health 88.06 Sensitivity 94.85 Number of Respondents 155 CAMPAIGN FINANCE Top Donors: Donor Total donated Latest date JOHN A. BARSANTI $13,650.00 Jan 14, 2008 B. & B. ENTERPRISES $9,000.00 Oct 01, 2007 CONSTRUCTION & LABORERS POLITICAL ACTION & EDUCATION LEAGUE $6,100.00 Aug 15, 2010 KINNALLYFLAHERTYKRENTZ & LORAN $5,962.52 Aug 31, 2009 CAMIC JOHNSON $5,000.00 Aug 31, 2009 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?