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

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< Back Hon. Carey C. Gill Republican 1st Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large EXPERIENCE 1st Judicial Circuit Judge, 2017 - Present (Appointed 2017 / Elected 2018) Private Practice, 2001 - 2017 Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois, 2005 - 2017 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Monmouth College, B.A. Government, Summa Cum Laude - 1998 Law School: Southern Illinois University, J.D. - Summa Cum Laude - 2001 info@mysite.com 123-456-7890

< Back Hon. Carey C. Gill Republican 1st Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large EXPERIENCE 1st Judicial Circuit Judge, 2017 - Present (Appointed 2017 / Elected 2018) Private Practice, 2001 - 2017 Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois, 2005 - 2017 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Monmouth College, B.A. Government, Summa Cum Laude - 1998 Law School: Southern Illinois University, J.D. - Summa Cum Laude - 2001 info@mysite.com 123-456-7890

< Back Hon. Carey C. Gill Republican 1st Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large EXPERIENCE 1st Judicial Circuit Judge, 2017 - Present (Appointed 2017 / Elected 2018) Private Practice, 2001 - 2017 Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois, 2005 - 2017 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Monmouth College, B.A. Government, Summa Cum Laude - 1998 Law School: Southern Illinois University, J.D. - Summa Cum Laude - 2001 info@mysite.com 123-456-7890

< Back Hon. Carey C. Gill Republican 1st Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large EXPERIENCE 1st Judicial Circuit Judge, 2017 - Present (Appointed 2017 / Elected 2018) Private Practice, 2001 - 2017 Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois, 2005 - 2017 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Monmouth College, B.A. Government, Summa Cum Laude - 1998 Law School: Southern Illinois University, J.D. - Summa Cum Laude - 2001 info@mysite.com 123-456-7890

< Back Hon. Carey C. Gill Republican 1st Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large EXPERIENCE 1st Judicial Circuit Judge, 2017 - Present (Appointed 2017 / Elected 2018) Private Practice, 2001 - 2017 Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois, 2005 - 2017 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Monmouth College, B.A. Government, Summa Cum Laude - 1998 Law School: Southern Illinois University, J.D. - Summa Cum Laude - 2001 info@mysite.com 123-456-7890

< Back Hon. Carey C. Gill Republican 1st Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large EXPERIENCE 1st Judicial Circuit Judge, 2017 - Present (Appointed 2017 / Elected 2018) Private Practice, 2001 - 2017 Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois, 2005 - 2017 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Monmouth College, B.A. Government, Summa Cum Laude - 1998 Law School: Southern Illinois University, J.D. - Summa Cum Laude - 2001 info@mysite.com 123-456-7890