Judicial Evaluations and Results

Results from the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening (Alliance)

The Alliance is a group of bar associations who jointly review judicial candidates, but issue their results independently. For judicial evaluation results from the Alliance, please CLICK HERE

Results from the Chicago Bar Association

For judicial evaluation results from the Chicago Bar Association, please visit www.chicagobar.org

Results from the Chicago Council of Lawyers

For the judicial evaluation report of the Chicago Council of Lawyers, please CLICK HERE

For a ballot summary using the judicial evaluation results from the Chicago Council of Lawyers, please CLICK HERE

Chicago Tribune March 20 Primary Endorsements

This week, Chicago Tribune reported its endorsements in the March 20 Illinois primary election. The editorial board makes these recommendations based on the evaluations of major bar associations, including the Chicago Council of Lawyers, interviews with judges and attorneys who know the work of the candidates, and information provided by the candidates to the board.

Editorial Board Endorsements:

The Tribune offers its endorsements in contested primary elections for the Illinois Appellate Court: Click here.

The Tribune endorsement for the Supreme Court: Click here.

The Tribune endorsements in contested countywide races for the Cook County Circuit Court: Click here.

On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, the Tribune made endorsements in countywide races for the Cook County Circuit Court. Judges in the county are also elected from 15 subcircuits. Here, you can view the editorial board recommendations in those subcircuit races: Click here.