Judicial candidates weigh path to Cook County bench
In Cook County, judicial hopefuls face campaigning limits and long odds. Candidates must be Illinois lawyers, with experience and endorsements guiding voters in subdistrict races from District 15A to 3A. Door knocking and sign campaigns mix with low voter attention and high personal storytelling.
Chicago area judgeship race sees mixed bar association recommendations
In District 3A and 15A, multiple candidates face bar association scrutiny. The Chicago Bar Association qualified Bradley and Byrne in 3A and Panici Burns McGinnis and Mallo in 15A, while others were not recommended or listed as not qualified. The Chicago Council of Lawyers and Cook County Bar Association also evaluated contenders, emphasizing legal experience and integrity.
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Mallo
Panici
Chicago Heights
Thomas Francis Dwyer
Marcella Carmen Lipinski
Therese Duggan McGinnis
Alan M. Mullins
Mary D. Mallo
Chicago
Evergreen Park
Craig F. Miller
Elizabeth M. Hayes
Byron K. Bradley
Denise Kathleen Filan
Mary McShane Brass
Kevin T. Byrne
Chicago Bar Association
Bradley
Byrne
Roxanne Jahi
Lynn
Dohm
Burns
McGinnis
Dwyer
Lipinski
Mullins
Jahi
Chicago Council of Lawyers
Panici, Burns, McGinnis
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
Local Republican Breakfast Highlights Grassroots Campaigning
Corrine Wood and other state and Will County figures spoke to about 50 at an Eastern Will County Republican Women’s breakfast. Wood praised grassroots outreach, and aligned with George Ryan on most issues while supporting pro choice views on abortion. Other speakers included Loleta Didrickson and Peter Fitzgerald discussing tax policy and platform firmness, with Rep. Jerry Weller and candidate Chris Lawson outlining budget and governance priorities.
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Corrine Wood
Illinois
Wood
Will County
Will
George Ryan
Ryan
Loleta Didrickson
Peter Fitzgerald
US Senate
Didrickson
IRS
Peter Raid
Publican Party
Carol Moseley Braun
Fitzgerald
Jerry Weller
R-Morris
Congress
Weller
Chris Lawson
Comptroller’s Office
CPA
Harvard
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Sterk
Charles Panici
Bloom Township
Markham
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