Monday, March 05, 2012

Organizing the Data: 7th Subcircuit - Starks vacancy

Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy. Information on this post will be updated as time permits until the March 20, 2012 primary.
Updated 3/17/12

Tommy Brewer - #183


Campaign Website (newly found; link added to sidebar)

Questionnaire Response: Chicago Tribune

Bar Association Evaluations

The Chicago Bar Association says:
Tommy H. Brewer is “Qualified” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Mr. Brewer was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1976. Mr. Brewer has a wide range of experience which includes employment in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office for four years, service as an FBI agent, service as an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney, and, as an Administrative Law Judge in the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Brewer had been a sole practitioner concentrating his practice in criminal defense. He possesses the requisite qualities to serve as a Circuit Court Judge.
The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:
Judge Tommy Hoskin Brewer was appointed to the Circuit Court in 2010. He was admitted to practice in 1976. Before becoming a judge, he was in private practice, specializing in criminal defense. He has been a sole practitioner since 1996. From 1976 to 1981 her served as a special agent for the FBI. He was an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney from 1981 to 1985 and worked as a trial attorney and Deputy Chief in the Massachusetts Attorney Office from 1985 to 1989. He was the Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Brewer is reported to have good legal ability and good temperament. He has substantial litigation experience in a a variety of matters. The Council finds him Qualified for the Circuit Court.
Other Bar Association Evaluations:
Asian American Bar Association of the
Greater Chicago Area		Not Qualified
Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater ChicagoRecommended
Cook County Bar AssociationRecommended
Decalogue Society of LawyersRecommended
Hellenic Bar AssociationRecommended
Hispanic Lawyers Association of IllinoisQualified
Illinois State Bar AssociationNot Qualified
Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of ChicagoNot Evaluated
Puerto Rican Bar Association of IllinoisQualified
Women’s Bar Association of IllinoisRecommended

Endorsements
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Federation of Labor
IVI-IPO
Chicago Defender

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Roxanne L. Rochester - #184


Campaign Website

Questionnaire Response: Chicago Tribune

Candidate Statement: Cook County Clerk

Bar Association Evaluations

The Chicago Bar Association says:
Roxanne Rochester is “Not Recommended” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Ms. Rochester was admitted to practice law in 1989 and practiced in a small firm and as a solo practitioner until 2005. For almost seven years, Ms. Rochester has served as a staff attorney for a judge in the Law Division. Ms. Rochester is known for her diligence, but lacks the requisite depth and breadth of practice experience to serve as a Circuit Court Judge.
The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:
Roxanne L. Rochester was admitted to the bar in 1989. She is a staff attorney in the Law Motions Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Before that, she was in private practice, spending fifteen years as a solo practitioner handling litigation, transactions for small companies, and probate work. Ms. Rochester is considered to be knowledgeable and well-prepared, with good analytical skills. She has substantial litigation experience in more complex civil litigation. The Council finds her Qualified for the Circuit Court.
Other Bar Association Evaluations:
Asian American Bar Association of the
Greater Chicago Area		Qualified
Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater ChicagoRecommended
Cook County Bar AssociationRecommended
Decalogue Society of LawyersRecommended
Hellenic Bar AssociationRecommended
Hispanic Lawyers Association of IllinoisQualified
Illinois State Bar AssociationQualified
Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of ChicagoRecommended
Puerto Rican Bar Association of IllinoisQualified
Women’s Bar Association of IllinoisRecommended

Endorsements
Italian American Political Coalition
Illinois Committee for Honest Government
Chicago Fire Fighters Union, Local 2

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