About Us

Retention Process

The retention of judges means the nonpartisan

voting to

eep

judges

on the bench

. The

voter is simply

asked

to vote

"yes" or "no" to retain a judge. These judges

were

origina

lly

elected by the voters

6 or more years ago

. Under the Illinois

Constitution elected

circuit

judges must run

for retention

every six years

and receive 60% “YES” votes to remain on the

bench.

That is why

your vote

is very important.

On Tuesday November

, 20

you will have the opportunity to vote

for the retention

Cook County

judges in order to keep experienced judges in

their positions. The

68 circuit

judges

and

Supreme Court and Appellate Court

justices

whose

names will appear on the

green

retention ballot include some of the highest ranking

and most highly

regarded judges

of the trial and reviewing courts in Cook County

and the State of Illinois

Why so many judges? Cook County is

one of

the largest unified court

system

in the

country.

There are more than 400 judges who serve in

the courts throughout the county.

Judicial

etention

important

as any other election. Your vote is needed to keep

the

courts running

effectively.

Cook County

udges

hear cases involving the diverse issues people

face such as child

custody, crimes, domestic violence, and

mortgage foreclosure. Judges enable the

people

of Cook County to

obtain protection and to vindicate their rights in court. All the

currently

sitting

judges

running for re

tention

are experienced.

This website offers biographical information about the judges

and justices

who

are running

for

retention

this year. Although it may be a challenge

for voters to take the time

necessary

to vote on

each of the retention

judges, the consequences of a “no” vote

are serious.

Please take the time to consider the wealth of

experience and qualifications among these

sitting judges.

We ask that you support our experienced judges who are running for

retention on

November

, 20

and VOTE “YES.”