Cook County Judicial Candidate Ratings

Written by: Trudy Zaja on Jan 21, 2008 4:45 AM EST

By voting for qualified judges, you can help protect our courts.  Please remember that judges make decisions that affect our entire society as well as your well-being.  Each judge makes tens of thousands of decisions that can affect nearly everyone.  By protecting our courts, you are protecting yourself, your family, and your friends. 

• Asian American Bar Association,
• Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago,
• Chicago Council of Lawyers,
• Cook County Bar Association,
• Decalogue Society of Lawyers,
• Hellenic Bar Association,
• Illinois State Bar Associaton
• Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago,
• Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois, and
• Women’s Bar Association of Illinois

The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening rate the judicial candidates based on detailed information supplied by the candidates, a background check by trained lawyers/investigators, and interviews of each candidate.  Ratings reflect the Alliance’s opinion of whether candidates have the necessary qualifications for judicial service and are not a reflection of the candidates’ abilities as lawyers.  Candidates who do not participate in the process are found “not recommended” or “not qualified.”

These bar groups may provide the biographies of the judicial candidates and written explanations of the evaluation results on their bar website.

Check out voteforjudges.org website.

NOTE:  Hanover Township will be voting to fill 2 vacancies within the Thirteenth Subcircuit Court (Ryan and Tobin)

Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice sponsors this  judicial voter education effort.

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