Who Sits Where -- Early October and Petitions are Circulating Edition

This is an update of a post that appeared most recently in August.

Here is the list of Cook County vacancies showing, where applicable, the identity of the person appointed to each vacancy by the Illinois Supreme Court. There may be (and often are) additional vacancies, some of which may be filled by the Supreme Court before this list closes in November. (There is a special filing period for judicial vacancies occurring between November 11 and December 2.) 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

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. 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. Pamela Hill Veal -- Andrea M. Buford

Subcircuit Vacancies

2nd Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. William D. O'Neal -- vacant

3rd Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Christopher J. Donnelly -- Roger G. Fein

4th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Richard J. Billik, Jr. -- Daniel L. Peters

7th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. W. Taylor -- Freddrenna M. Lyle

9th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Allen S. Goldberg -- vacant
Vacancy of the Hon. Barbara M. Meyer -- vacant
Vacancy of the Hon. Lee Preston -- Allan W. Masters

10th Subcircuit
Additional Judgeship A -- Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos

11th Subcircuit
Additional Judgeship A -- 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

Be sure to check the Illinois State Board of Elections website periodically for updates to its list of judicial vacancies for the 2014 election.