The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening is comprised of:

Arab American Bar Association (AABAR)
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area (AABA)
Black Men Lawyers’ Association (BMLA)
Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago (BWLA)
Chicago Council of Lawyers (CCL)
Cook County Bar Association (CCBA)
Decalogue Society of Lawyers (DSL)
Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois (HBA)
Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (HLAI)
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association (LAGBAC)
Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA)
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI)

working collaboratively to improve the process of screening judicial candidates in Cook County, Illinois

Please visit www.voteforjudges.org

Click here to download a PDF of CCL’s ratings.

Click here to download a PDF with all ratings.

Ratings Key:

HQ Highly Qualified HR Highly Recommended
WQ Well Qualified R Recommended
Q Qualified NR Not Recommended
NQ Not Qualified ¹ Not Evaluated Through No Fault of the Candidate
Candidates Who Do Not Participate in the Alliance’s Evaluation Process Are rated “NR”
Judicial candidates are rated by the Alliance members based on detailed information supplied by 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 or ascension to a higher office and are not a reflection of the candidates’ abilities as lawyers or judges.

Please visit www.voteforjudges.org

Ratings Key:

HQ Highly Qualified HR Highly Recommended
WQ Well Qualified R Recommended
Q Qualified NR Not Recommended
NQ Not Qualified ¹ Not Evaluated Through No Fault of the Candidate
Candidates Who Do Not Participate in the Alliance’s Evaluation Process Are Rated “NR”
Per Alliance Guidelines Section IV “Minimum Years of Experience”, Any Candidate With Less Than Ten Years Of Experience Shall Be Rated “NR”
Judicial candidates are rated by the Alliance members based on detailed information supplied by 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 or ascension to a higher office and are not a reflection of the candidates’ abilities as lawyers or judges.

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