Early voting is underway. The actual primary is March 18. So, early voters, we're not quite ready for you, really. There is a lot of good information about Cook County judicial elections already available. The Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Council of Lawyers have issued their ratings. Most of the Alliance ratings are out. I believe I have the most complete compilation of Cook County judicial candidate campaign websites available in the blog Sidebar if you'd care to look up any specific individual. I am putting up the Organizing the Data posts up as quickly as I can.
My own theory is that really early voters vote so darn soon because they know exactly who they want to vote for and don't want to wait. These kinds of voters don't really need FWIW. But (this year particularly) there may be others who aren't yet well informed on judicial races but want to vote as soon as possible before they board a plane for a warmer clime. This is surely a good and sufficient reasons.
If you're an early voter, unsure about the judicial races, and yet determined to vote early anyhow, please consider these prior posts as resources. I'll be working on the Organizing the Data posts after this.
Appellate Court races
Chicago Bar Association ratings in Appellate Court races
Chicago Council of Lawyers ratings in Appellate Court races
Latest Alliance grids in Appellate Court races
Countywide races
CBA ratings in countywide judicial races
CCL ratings in countywide judicial races
Latest Alliance grids in countywide judicial races
Subcircuit races
CBA ratings in subcircuit judicial races
CCL ratings in subcircuit judicial races
Latest Alliance grids in subcircuit races
One very important point: If you want to vote in the Republican gubernatorial primary, you can not vote for judges (except in the far northwest suburban 13th Subcircuit and then only in one race). There are no Republicans running countywide. There are no Republicans running for judge anywhere in the county except in the 12th and 13th Subcircuits. With only one possible exception, the winners of the Democratic primary will almost certainly be sworn in as judges on the first Monday in December 2014. You can't ask for both a Democratic and Republican primary ballot. You must decide whether the judicial contests or the gubernatorial race is more important to you.
FWIW readers, take note: Your friends and relations may not realize that they must choose between voting for judges or voting in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Ask. You may be surprised at the answers.
Downstate visitors: If your search engine has sent you to this page and you're looking for information about judicial races outside of Cook County, please visit IllinoisJudges.net.
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