At its meeting yesterday afternoon, the Cook County Electoral Board resolved the last four pending challenges to judicial candidates.
The Board turned aside challenges to the nominating petitions of Scott Edward Lipinski (countywide Elrod vacancy), Bonnie Carol McGrath (countywide Johnson vacancy), Carolyn J. Gallagher (countywide Johnson vacancy), and Jennifer Balard (7th Subcircuit, Rivkin-Carothers vacancy). All four candidates have now been cleared to appear on the March primary ballot.
In the course of resolving 68 challenges to judicial candidates (some candidates were faced with more than one challenge), the Cook County Electoral Board sustained five challenges, removing Nathan Benjamin Myers (9th Subcircuit, Berman vacancy), Richard Montgomery Craig (Republican) (12th Subcircuit, "A" vacancy), Cassandra Goodrum-Burton (countywide Johnson vacancy), John P. Carol (countywide Johnson vacancy), and Jo Anne Guillemette (5th Subcircuit, Eadie-Daniels vacancy).
Ricardo Lugo just withdrew from the 6th subcircuit race leaving Eulalia De La Rosa unopposed. Eulalia De La Rosa has been found qualified by the CBA, Cook Cook Bar, Asian American Bar, and LAGBAC. She is awaiting her ratings from the remainder of the Alliance. She is endorsed by IVI-IPO and Chicago Federation of Labor.
ReplyDeleteRICARDO LUGO WITHDREW IN THE 6TH SUBCIRCUIT. EVIE DE LA ROSA IS UNOPPOSED. SHE SPENT LESS THAN RICHARD "LATINO" COOKE
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A 7% success rate for judicial challenges!!
ReplyDeleteIt is high time to institute the "loser of the challenge pays Board of Election costs and the challenged candidate's legal fees" rule.
Why can lawyers and "challengers" (read: candidates) file pleadings without a good faith basis without any ramifications? Maybe candidates who have been found to have filed frivolous challenges should be required to sit out one or two cycles.
@Anon1:47 - I thought after what happened to Atty. Leyhane we all concluded that Bar Evaluations don't matter. Who cares if PRBA found Delarosa qualified. We all knew that was coming. Pay attention please.
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