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The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening is comprised of:<\/p>\n

Arab American Bar Association (AABAR)
\nAsian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area (AABA)
\nBlack Men Lawyers\u2019 Association (BMLA)
\nBlack Women Lawyers\u2019 Association of Greater Chicago (BWLA)
\nChicago Council of Lawyers (CCL)
\nCook County Bar Association (CCBA)
\nDecalogue Society of Lawyers (DSL)
\nHellenic Bar Association of Illinois (HBA)
\nHispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (HLAI)
\nIllinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
\nChicago\u2019s LGBTQ+ Bar Association (LAGBAC)
\nPuerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA)
\nWomen\u2019s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI)<\/p>\n

working collaboratively to improve the process of screening judicial candidates in Cook County, Illinois<\/p>\n

Please visit www.voteforjudges.org<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to download a PDF of CCL’s ratings.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to download a PDF with all ratings.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ratings Key:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
HQ<\/td>\nHighly Qualified<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHR<\/td>\nHighly Recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WQ<\/td>\nWell Qualified<\/td>\n<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nRecommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q<\/td>\nQualified<\/td>\n<\/td>\nNR<\/mark><\/td>\nNot Recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NQ<\/mark><\/td>\nNot Qualified<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00b9<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nNot Evaluated Through No Fault of the Candidate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Candidates Who Do Not Participate in the Alliance\u2019s Evaluation Process Are rated \u201cNR<\/mark>\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
\n\n\n\n
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\u2019s 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\u2019 abilities as lawyers or judges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Please visit www.voteforjudges.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ratings Key:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
HQ<\/td>\nHighly Qualified<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHR<\/td>\nHighly Recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WQ<\/td>\nWell Qualified<\/td>\n<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nRecommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q<\/td>\nQualified<\/td>\n<\/td>\nNR<\/mark><\/td>\nNot Recommended<\/mark><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NQ<\/mark><\/td>\nNot Qualified<\/mark><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00b9<\/td>\nNot Evaluated Through No Fault of the Candidate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Candidates Who Do Not Participate in the Alliance\u2019s Evaluation Process Are Rated \u201cNR<\/mark>\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Per Alliance Guidelines Section IV \u201cMinimum Years of Experience<\/em>\u201d, Any Candidate With Less Than Ten Years Of Experience Shall Be Rated \u201cNR<\/mark>\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
\n\n\n\n
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\u2019s 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\u2019 abilities as lawyers or judges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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