Illinois Bar Association makes recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates
The Illinois State Bar Association has released its recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the March 19 primary.
For the Illinois Supreme Court, the ISBA found Jesse G. Reyes and Joy Virginia Cunningham highly qualified.
For the First District Appellate Court, the association found Mary Lane Mikva, Cynthia Y. Cobbs, Celia Louise Gamrath, Leonard Murray and Carl Anthony Walker highly qualified.
The bar association found Carolyn J. Gallagher not qualified.
For Cook County circuit court countywide vacancies, the ISBA found the following candidates qualified: Pablo F. deCastro; Corrine C. Heggie; Sarah Johnson; Deidre M. Dyer; Arlene Y. Coleman-Romeo; Neil Cohen; Edward Joseph Underhill; Debjani “Deb” Desai; Jennifer Patricia Callahan; James S. Murphy-Aguilu; and Chloe Georgina Pedersen. The organization found Russ Hartigan highly qualified.
The ISBA found Chelsey Renece Robinson not qualified.
Because they declined to participate in the judicial evaluation process, the bar association does not recommend Wende Williams and Lori Ann Roper.
In the 11th Subcircuit, which includes parts of Elk Grove, Maine, Norwood Park, Leyden, Proviso and Oak Park townships along with some Chicago neighborhoods, the ISBA found Audrey Victoria Cosgrove, Kim Przekota and Dawn Gonzalez qualified.
In the 12th Subcircuit, which includes parts of Wheeling, Northfield, New Trier, Elk Grove and Maine townships, the ISBA found the following candidates to be qualified: Alon Stein; Maria McCarthy; Pamela Curran Smith; James “Jack” Costello; and Matthew Taylor.
The bar association rated Frank J. Andreou as highly qualified.
In the 13th Subcircuit, which includes parts of Schaumburg, Palatine, Barrington and Hanover townships, the ISBA found Ralph E. Meczyk highly qualified and Mary Sevandal Cohen qualified.
For more information, see isba.org.