Seeking Community Input: 2022 Judicial Retention Candidates

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As voters, it is our responsibility to elect for fair, compassionate judges we can trust to make impartial decisions based on consideration of the facts and the law. In order to arm voters with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about judges, the Chicago Council of Lawyers completes judicial evaluations of every incoming and retention candidate in Cook County and on the Illinois Appellate and Supreme Court benches — and we need your help!

The Chicago Council of Lawyers is seeking input from community members who have interacted with judges running for retention in the next election.

There are 72 judges running for retention on November 8, 2022. If you have any personal or professional experience with the judges listed below, please click here to submit your feedback. All comments will be anonymous and remain confidential.

Illinois Supreme Court:

  1. Justice Mary Jane Theis

Illinois Appellate Court:

  1. Justice Maureen Elizabeth Connors
  2. Justice Mathias Delort
  3. Justice Nathaniel Howse
  4. Justice Terrence Lavin
  5. Justice LeRoy K. Martin, Jr.
  6. Justice Mary Lane Mikva
  7. Justice Daniel James Pierce
  8. Justice Jesse G. Reyes
  9. Justice James Fitzgerald Smith

Circuit Court of Cook County:

  1. James Leonard Allegretti (Municipal Division, District 2)
  2. Robert Balanoff (Acting Presiding Judge, Child Protection Division)
  3. Steven James Bernstein (Juvenile Justice Division)
  4. Kathleen Marie Burke (Municipal Division, District 5)
  5. Charles Patrick Burns (Criminal Division)
  6. John P. Callahan, Jr. (Law Division)
  7. Bonita Coleman (Domestic Relations Division, District 6)
  8. Ann Finley Collins (Municipal Division, District 4)
  9. Alison C. Conlon (Chancery Division)
  10. Paula Marie Daleo (Municipal Division, District 4)
  11. Eulalia De La Rosa (Municipal Division, District 4)
  12. Daniel P. Duffy (Law Division)
  13. Jerry Esrig (Law Division)
  14. Timothy C. Evans (Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County)
  15. Rossana Patricia Fernandez (Domestic Relations Division, District 3)
  16. Carolyn J. Gallagher (Probate Division)
  17. Daniel J. Gallagher (Municipal Division, District 1)
  18. Vincent Michael Gaughan (Criminal Division)
  19. Aleksandra Gillespie (Municipal Division, District 2)
  20. Sophia H. Hall (Chancery Division)
  21. Carrie Hamilton (Municipal Division, District 6)
  22. Maureen O’Donoghue Hannon (County Division)
  23. Edward Harmening (Law Division)
  24. William H. Hooks (Criminal Division)
  25. Arnette R. Hubbard (Law Division)
  26. Cheyrl D. Ingram (retired)
  27. D. Renee Jackson (Domestic Relations Division)
  28. Daryl Jones (Juvenile Justice Division)
  29. Linzey D. Jones (Municipal Division, District 5)
  30. Thomas J. Kelley (Domestic Relations Division, District 3)
  31. Edward J. King (Chancery Division)
  32. John Patrick Kirby (Law Division)
  33. Steven A. Kozicki (Municipal Division, District 3)
  34. Geary W. Kull (Municipal Division, District 4)
  35. Matthew Link (Domestic Relations Division)
  36. Anna Loftus (Chancery Division)
  37. Freddrenna M. Lyle (Chancery Division)
  38. Thomas V. Lyons (Law Division)
  39. John Fitzgerald Lyke, Jr., (Criminal Division)
  40. Terry MacCarthy (Domestic Violence Division)
  41. Daniel Malone (Acting Presiding Judge – Probate Division)
  42. Mary Kathleen McHugh (Municipal Division, District 5)
  43. Clare Elizabeth McWilliams (Law Division)
  44. Raymond W. Mitchell (Chancery Division)
  45. Leonard Murray (Acting Supervising Judge – Housing Section, Municipal Division, District 1)
  46. Patrick T. Murphy (Child Protection Division)
  47. Timothy Patrick Murphy (Domestic Relations Division)
  48. Brendan A. O’Brien (Law Division)
  49. Kevin Michael O’Donnell (Municipal Division, District 3)
  50. Susana L. Ortiz (Pretrial Division)
  51. Jesse Outlaw (Probate Division)
  52. Patrick Joseph Powers (Domestic Relations Division)
  53. Marguerite Anne Quinn (Law Division)
  54. Catherine Ann Schneider (Law Division)
  55. Patricia Spratt (Chancery Division)
  56. Irwin J. Solganick (Law Division)
  57. Susan Kennedy Sullivan (Probate Division)
  58. William B. Sullivan (Chancery Division)
  59. Sandra Ramos (Law Division)
  60. Eve Marie Reilly (Chancery Division)
  61. Jim Ryan (Municipal Division, District 1)
  62. Thaddeus L. Wilson (Chancery Division)

You may also contact Malcolm Rich at (312) 988-6565 or MalcolmRich@ChicagoCouncil.org to provide information.