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Bar associations
| ABBA |
Asian-American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area |
HBA |
Hellenic Bar Association |
| BWLA |
Black Women's Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago |
HLAI |
Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois |
| CBA |
Chicago Bar Association |
ISBA |
Illinois State Bar Association |
| CCL |
Chicago Council of Lawyers |
LAGBAC |
Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago |
| CCBA |
Cook County Bar Association |
PRBA |
Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois |
| DSL |
Decalogue Society of Lawyers |
WBAI |
Women's Bar Association of Illinois |
Key to ratings
| HQ |
Highly Qualified |
HR |
Highly Recommended |
| WQ |
Well Qualified |
R |
Recommended |
| Q |
Qualified |
NR |
Not Recommended |
| NQ |
Not Qualified |
NE |
Not Evaluated Through No Fault of the Candidate |
Supreme Court – First District
| Fitzgerald vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Mary Jane Theis |
R |
R |
HQ |
HQ |
R |
HR |
R |
HQ |
HQ |
HR |
HQ |
R |
| Aurelia Pucinski |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
R |
NR |
R |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Joy V. Cunningham |
R |
R |
HQ |
WQ |
R |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Thomas W. Flannigan |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NE |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NR |
Appellate Court – First District
| Cahill vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Pamela E. Hill-Veal |
NR |
R |
NR |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NR |
| Mathias Delort |
R |
R |
HQ |
WQ |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
HQ |
R |
Q |
R |
| Kay Marie Hanlon |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Mary Brigid Hayes |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
NR |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
HR |
Q |
R |
| James Michael McGing |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Laura Marie Sullivan |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Gallagher vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Patrick J. Sherlock |
R |
R |
Q |
NQ |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| P. Scott Neville, Jr. |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
HR |
R |
HQ |
HQ |
HR |
HQ |
R |
| Marguerite Anne Quinn |
R |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
R |
NR |
NQ |
R |
Q |
R |
| O’Brien vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Jesse G. Reyes |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
HR |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
HQ |
R |
| Rodolfo (Rudy) Garcia |
R |
R |
Q |
WQ |
HR |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| William S. Boyd |
R |
R |
Q |
WQ |
HR |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Ellen L. Flannigan |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Don Sampen |
Q |
R |
HQ |
WQ |
R |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
Circuit Court – Cook County
| Conlon vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Karen Lynn O’Malley |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Jo Anne Hopson Guillemette |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Stanley L. Hill, Sr. |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
NE |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Kinnaird vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Kevin Cunningham |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Erica Reddick |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
R |
R |
Q |
HQ |
R |
Q |
R |
| O’Brien Jr. vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Cynthia Ramirez |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
HR |
R |
HR |
Q |
R |
HR |
R |
| Gerald V. Cleary |
Q |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
HR |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Frossard vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Nichole C. Patton |
Q |
R |
NR |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NE |
Q |
NQ |
R |
Q |
R |
| Kevin W. Horan |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Diann Karen Marsalek |
Q |
R |
Q |
NQ |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Rodrick F. Wimberly |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Pucinski vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Edward J. Maloney |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
HR |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Lorna Ellen Propes |
Q |
R |
HQ |
WQ |
R |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
NR |
Q |
R |
| Simmons vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Michael A. Forti |
Q |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Jessica A. O’Brien |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| James A. Wright |
NR |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Stewart vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Pamela M. Leeming |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Terrence M. Jordan |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Deidre Baumann |
Q |
R |
NR |
NQ |
R |
R |
NE |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
R |
| Mary Margaret Burke |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Sammy W. Lacey, Jr. |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Rhonda Salleé |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Steve Demitro |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Ward vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Denise Marie Nalley |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Elizabeth Mary Hayes |
Q |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
R |
Q |
NR |
| Joan Marie Kubalanza |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Peter J. Vilkelis |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Brian J. Stephenson |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Second Subcircuit - Stuttley vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Carl B. Boyd |
Q |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
NQ |
R |
Q |
R |
| Arthur Wesley “Wes” Willis |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Alma Learetta Tyson |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Chester Slaughter |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Third Subcircuit - McGann vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Maureen Leahy Delehanty |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Scott Edward Lipinski |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Fourth Subcircuit - Riley vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Daniel Lawrence Peters |
Q |
R |
Q |
NQ |
R |
R |
R |
HR |
Q |
R |
HQ |
R |
| William “Gomo” Gomolinski |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
HR |
R |
| Michael J. “Mike” Dickman |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NQ |
R |
R |
R |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NR |
| Terry Gallagher |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Joanne Marie Rogers |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Fourth Subcircuit - Additional Judgeship “A” | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Julie Line Bailey |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
NR |
NR |
R |
Q |
Q |
NR |
Q |
R |
| Karin Elizabeth Swanson |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
Q |
R |
| Linda A. Walls |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
R |
| Edward M. Maloney |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
NR |
Q |
R |
| Sixth Subcircuit - Delgado vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Beatriz Santiago |
Q |
R |
NR |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
HQ |
R |
| Mark V. Ferrante |
Q |
R |
HQ |
WQ |
R |
HR |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
HQ |
R |
| Gregory Emmett Ahern, Jr. |
Q |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
NE |
Q |
HR |
Q |
R |
| Carlos Claudio |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Kent A. Delgado |
NE |
NE |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Ricardo Lugo |
Q |
R |
NR |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Seventh Subcircuit - Starks vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Tommy Brewer |
NQ |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
R |
NQ |
NE |
R |
R |
| Roxanne L. Rochester |
Q |
R |
NR |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Seventh Subcircuit - Toney vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Arthur P. Wheatley |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
HR |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
Q |
R |
| Mable Taylor |
NR |
R |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
| Kimberly D. Lewis |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Mark Battaglia |
Q |
R |
NR |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NR |
| Eight Subcircuit - Chiola vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Rodney W. Stewart |
Q |
R |
Q |
NQ |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Celia Louise Gamrath |
Q |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
| James A. Shapiro |
Q |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
HR |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Thomas N. Osran |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Eighth Subcircuit - Cole vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Brad Trowbridge |
Q |
R |
NR |
NQ |
R |
R |
NR |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| John H. Ehrlich |
Q |
R |
HQ |
WQ |
R |
HR |
NE |
NE |
Q |
HR |
NE |
R |
| Gideon Abraham Baum |
Q |
R |
NR |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Helaine L. Berger |
R |
R |
NR |
NQ |
R |
R |
NR |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| James L. Kaplan |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
| Ellis B. Levin |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Eighth Subcircuit - Durkin Roy vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Deborah Jean Gubin |
R |
R |
Q |
WQ |
R |
HR |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Sharon Finegan Patterson |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
HR |
Q |
R |
HQ |
R |
| Nicholas Geanopoulos |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
| Ninth Subcircuit - Bender vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Michael Ian Bender |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
HQ |
R |
| Lionel Jean-Baptiste |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Ninth Subcircuit - Epstein vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Mary S. Trew |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
Q |
R |
| Abbey Fishman Romanek |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| David C. Adams |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Larry Axelrood |
R |
R |
HQ |
WQ |
R |
HR |
R |
NE |
HQ |
HR |
HQ |
R |
| 11th Subcircuit - O’Brien vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Maureen A. Murphy |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Michael R. Clancy |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
HQ |
R |
| Maritza Martinez |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
NR |
R |
Q |
Q |
NR |
Q |
NR |
| Roger Zamparo |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| 11th Subcircuit - Urso vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Lisa Ann Marino |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
NR |
R |
Q |
Q |
NR |
Q |
R |
| Pamela McLean Meyerson |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
HR |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
Q |
R |
| Deborah Fortier |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
R |
NR |
NR |
Q |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
NR |
| Jennifer Blanc |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
Q |
R |
| 12th Subcircuit - Rochford vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Andrea M. Schleifer |
Q |
R |
Q |
WQ |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
HR |
Q |
R |
| Michael John Halloran |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
HR |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
HQ |
R |
| Robert P. Babbitt |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| Daniel P. Scott |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
| James C. Murray |
R |
R |
Q |
WQ |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| 13th Subcircuit - Pietrucha vacancy | ABBA | BWLA | CBA | CCL | CCBA | DSL | HBA | HLAI | ISBA | LAGBAC | PRBA | WBAI |
| Ketki “Kay” Steffen |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
NE |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Paul S. Pavlus |
Q |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
NE |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Nicholas G. Grapsas |
Q |
R |
HQ |
Q |
R |
R |
R |
Q |
Q |
R |
Q |
R |
| Peter A. Pacione |
NQ |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
NQ |
NR |
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