5th Subcircuit -- 'A' vacancy: Organizing the data

110 -- Stephen Stern

Candidate website

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Stephen Stern is “Qualified” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Mr. Stern was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1977 and has had varied practice experience. Mr. Stern is dedicated to the law, analytical, and possesses all the requisite qualifications to serve as a Circuit Court Judge.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Qualified (evaluated for the 2006 judicial Primary election)

Stephen Stern was admitted to practice in 1977. Since 2005, he has been a solo practitioner handling civil rights litigation. From 1999 to 2004 he was Litigation Director for the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities. For six years prior to that he was Chief of the Civil Rights Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General. From 1986 until 1993, he was a race relations attorney at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago. Before that, he was in private practice as an associate attorney. Mr. Stern is considered to have good legal ability and litigation experience. Most practitioners praise his temperament, although there were a few reports that Mr. Stern can be unnecessarily rigid at times. He is widely praised for his community service. The Council finds him Qualified for the Circuit Court.

Other Bar Association evaluations

Asian American Bar Association – Qualified

Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago – Recommended

Cook County Bar Association – Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers – Highly Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association – Recommended

Illinois State Bar Association – Qualified

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago – Highly Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois – Highly Recommended

Women’s Bar Association of Illinois – Recommended

Other Recommendations or Endorsements

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Federation of Labor

Chicago Fire Fighters Union, Local 2

IVI-IPO

Illinois Committee for Honest Government

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111 -- Dominique C. Ross

No candidate website known

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Dominique C. Ross is “Not Recommended” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Ms. Ross was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1995. While Ms. Ross has a fine demeanor, at this stage of her career, she does not possess the requisite breadth and depth of legal experience to serve as a Circuit Court Judge.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Dominique C. Ross did not submit materials for evaluation. She is Not Recommended for Circuit Court.

Other Bar Association evaluations

Asian American Bar Association – Not Qualified

Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago – Not Recommended

Cook County Bar Association – Not Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers – Not Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association – Not Recommended

Illinois State Bar Association – Not Qualified

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago – Not Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois – Not Recommended

Women’s Bar Association of Illinois – Not Recommended

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