Updated 6/21/13 to add the Felton vacancy. I apologize for the omission.
This is an update of a post that first appeared in March.
What follows is not a comprehensive list of Cook County judicial vacancies, but rather a list of vacancies that have been filled by Supreme Court appointment. There may be (and often are) vacancies which the Supreme Court has not filled. There will be additional vacancies, and additional appointments between now and late fall when the Illinois State Board of Elections posts an authoritative list of judicial vacancies in anticipation of the 2014 primary.
As always, all errors or omissions in this list are mine alone and I am grateful for additions and corrections provided.
Appellate Court Vacancies
Vacancy of the Hon. Joseph Gordon -- William H. Taylor
Vacancy of the Hon. Michael J. Murphy -- John B. Simon
Vacancy of the Hon. John O. Steele -- Sheldon A. Harris
Vacancy of the Hon. Joseph Gordon -- William H. Taylor
Vacancy of the Hon. Michael J. Murphy -- John B. Simon
Vacancy of the Hon. John O. Steele -- Sheldon A. Harris
Countywide Vacancies
Vacancy of the Hon. Nancy J. Arnold -- Alfred M. Swanson, Jr.
Vacancy of the Hon. Dennis J. Burke -- Michael F. Otto
Vacancy of the Hon. Maureen E. Connors -- Peter J. Vilkelis
Vacancy of the Hon. James D. Egan -- Daniel J. Kubasiak
Vacancy of the Hon. Donna Phelps Felton -- Thomas J. Carroll
Vacancy of the Hon. Pamela Hill-Veal -- Andrea M. Buford
Vacancy of the Hon. Nathaniel R. Howse, Jr. -- Caroline K. Moreland
Vacancy of the Hon. Barbara A. McDonald -- Cynthia Y. Cobbs
Vacancy of the Hon. P. Scott Neville -- Gregory Emmett Ahern, Jr.
Vacancy of the Hon. Jesse Reyes -- Jean Margaret Cocozza
Vacancy of the Hon. Nancy J. Arnold -- Alfred M. Swanson, Jr.
Vacancy of the Hon. Dennis J. Burke -- Michael F. Otto
Vacancy of the Hon. Maureen E. Connors -- Peter J. Vilkelis
Vacancy of the Hon. James D. Egan -- Daniel J. Kubasiak
Vacancy of the Hon. Donna Phelps Felton -- Thomas J. Carroll
Vacancy of the Hon. Pamela Hill-Veal -- Andrea M. Buford
Vacancy of the Hon. Nathaniel R. Howse, Jr. -- Caroline K. Moreland
Vacancy of the Hon. Barbara A. McDonald -- Cynthia Y. Cobbs
Vacancy of the Hon. P. Scott Neville -- Gregory Emmett Ahern, Jr.
Vacancy of the Hon. Jesse Reyes -- Jean Margaret Cocozza
Subcircuit Vacancies
4th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Richard J. Billik, Jr. -- Daniel L. Peters
7th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. William H. Taylor II -- Freddrenna M. Lyle
9th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Lee Preston -- Allan W. Masters
10th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Daniel J. Sullivan -- Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos
11th Subcircuit
"A" Vacancy -- Pamela McLean Meyerson
12th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Edward R. Jordan -- James L. Kaplan
13th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Anthony A. Iosco -- Lauretta Higgins Wolfson
15th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. John T. Doody, Jr. -- Diana L. Embil
Vacancy of the Hon. David P. Sterba -- Christopher Edward Lawler
4th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Richard J. Billik, Jr. -- Daniel L. Peters
7th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. William H. Taylor II -- Freddrenna M. Lyle
9th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Lee Preston -- Allan W. Masters
10th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Daniel J. Sullivan -- Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos
11th Subcircuit
"A" Vacancy -- Pamela McLean Meyerson
12th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Edward R. Jordan -- James L. Kaplan
13th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Anthony A. Iosco -- Lauretta Higgins Wolfson
15th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. John T. Doody, Jr. -- Diana L. Embil
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