Cook County names 13 new Associate Judges

The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts has announced the names of the 13 newly elected Cook County Associate Judges. These are:

• Sophia Jane Atcherson,
• George Louis Canellis, Jr.,
• Vincenzo Chimera,
• Jean Margaret Cocozza,
• Geraldine Ann D’Souza,
• Mohammed Mujahid Ghouse,
• Patrick Joseph Heneghan,
• Robert Wade Johnson,
• James Lewis Kaplan,
• Marc William Martin,
• Mary Catherine Marubio,
• Edward Nicolas Robles, and
• Marita Clare Sullivan.

Three of the new judges won't need to buy robes: Jean Margaret Cocozza, James Lewis Kaplan, and Marc William Martin are all currently serving as Circuit Court judges pursuant to Supreme Court appointment. Judge Kaplan, like Judge Peter Vilkelis in the last round of associate judge selection, was elected as a write-in candidate; he was not on the "short list."

Martin and Patrick Joseph Heneghan were both unsuccessful candidates for election to the Circuit Court in the March primary; neither Judge Cocozza nor Judge Kaplan ran this year.

Geraldine Ann D'Souza and Edward Nicholas Robles were both finalists in the 2014 associate judge selection process.