THE COOK COUT BAR ASSOCIATIO (CCBA) RATIGS FOR COOK COUT CIRCUIT COURT AD SUB CIRCUIT COURT VACACIES OVEMBER 2014 GEERAL ELECTIO The Cook County Bar Association (CCBA), the nation s oldest association of African- American attorneys, has released its ratings for judicial candidates for the upcoming ovember 4, 2014 election. Judicial candidates are rated by the CCBA Board of Directors through the recommendation submitted by the Judicial Evaluation Committee. Screening is based on detailed information supplied by candidates, a background check by trained lawyers/investigators, and interviews of each candidate. Ratings reflect the CCBA s opinion of whether candidates have the necessary qualifications for judicial service and are not a reflection of the candidates abilities as lawyers or as trial judges. Judicial candidates may receive one of the following ratings: A. Highly B. C. ot D. E (not evaluated due to no fault of the candidate) Of the candidates seeking election for Appellate and Circuit Court positions the CCBA issued ratings as follows: 2 26 2 Highly ot. Page 1 of 7
ILLIOIS APPELLATE COURT (Gordon Shelly A. Harris (Murphy David Ellis (Steele John B. Simon CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUT (Arnold Bridget Anne Mitchell (Burke Maritza Martinez (Connors Kristal Rivers (Egan Daniel J. Kubasiak (Phelps Felton Patricia O Brien Sheahan (Howse, Jr. Caroline Kate Moreland (Lowrance Thomas J. Carroll (McDonald Cynthia. Cobbs Highly (eville, Jr. William B. Raines (Reyes Diana Rosario (Hill-Veal Andrea Michele Buford Highly Page 2 of 7
(2nd- O eal Steven G. Watkins (3rd Donnelly Terrence J. McGuire (4th Billik, Jr. John J. Mahoney ot Ian Brenson E (4th Mulhern John Michael Allegretti (7th Hardy-Campbell Robert D. Kuzas COOK COUT SUBCIRCUITS (7th Taylor Judy Rice (D) (9th Goldberg Megan Elizabeth Goldish (9th Meyer Anjana Hansen (9th Preston Abbey Fishman Romanek (10th A ) Anthony C. Tony Kyriakopoulos (11th A ) Pamela Mclean Meyerson (12th Jordan James L. Kaplan James Pieczonka ot (13th Iosco John Curry (15th Doody, Jr.) Patrick Kevin Coughlin (15 th Sterba Chris Lawler Page 3 of 7
THE COOK COUT BAR ASSOCIATIO (CCBA) JUDICIAL RETETIO CADIDATES ELECTIO DA, TUESDA, OVEMBER 4, 2014 To be retained, a sitting judge must receive a 60% ES vote. The only question is: Shall Judge be Retained? ou may vote for any or all of the judges that have been rated by the CCBA. o judge is running against any other judge. The only question is whether each judge should remain in his/her present office. Judicial retention candidates may receive one of the following ratings: E es or Qualified for Retention o - ot for Retention ot Evaluated Through o Fault of the Candidate * Candidate Was ot Available for Interview ** Bar Representation Was ot Present for Interview Of the candidates seeking retention to Appellate and Circuit Court positions the CCBA rated 3 candidates o for retention. Should This Judge Be Retained To The Illinois Appellate Court First District? Should This Judge Be Retained To The Illinois Appellate Court First District? Thomas E. Hoffman Page 4 of 7
Should This Judge Be Retained for the Circuit Court of Cook County? Mauricio Araujo ** Edward A. Arce Andrew Berman Margaret Ann Brennan Eileen Mary Brewer Janet Adams Brosnahan James R. Brown Eileen O eill Burke Thomas J. Byrne Diane Gordon Cannon * Evelyn B. Clay Mary Ellen Coghlan Ann Collins-Dole Donna L. Cooper Clayton J. Crane Anna Demacopoulos Lynn Marie Egan Candace Jean Fabri ** Peter A. Felice Thomas Flanagan James Patrick Flannery, Jr. John J. Fleming Rodolfo (Rudy) Garcia James Gavin Robert E. Gordon Page 5 of 7
Should This Judge Be Retained for the Circuit Court of Cook County? Michael B. Hyman Marilyn F. Johnson Rickey Jones Themis. Karnezis Kathleen G. Kennedy Kerry M. Kennedy Diana L. Kenworthy Maureen Ward Kirby Margarita Kulys Hoffman William G. Lacy Marjorie C. Laws Casandra Lewis Thomas J. Lipscomb Pamela Elizabeth Loza Patricia M. Martin Mary Anne Mason Veronica B. Mathein Sheila McGinnis Dennis Michael McGuire Kathleen Marie McGury Lewis ixon William Timothy O Brien Ann O Donnell James. O Hara Sebastian Thomas Patti Edmund Ponce de Leon Jackie Marie Portman Joan Powell James L. Rhodes Page 6 of 7
Should This Judge Be Retained for the Circuit Court of Cook County? James G. Riley Anita Rivkin-Carothers Patrick T. Rogers Dominique C. Ross Kristyna Colleen Ryan Patrick J. Sherlock Laura Marie Sullivan Donald Joseph Suriano Shelley L. Sutker-Dermer Michael P. Toomin Sandra Tristano Valarie E. Turner Raul Vega Kenneth J. Wadas Debra B. Walker Ursula Walowski Gregory Joseph Wojkowski Frank G. Zelezinski E Page 7 of 7