You may need to refer back to these abbreviations from time to time as you review the "grids" put out by the Alliance representing the results of each group's investigation of each Cook County judicial candidate (those who were willing to submit their credentials for evaluation, anyway). You'll also need this key to understand the ratings issued by each Alliance member:
(For this, and for all the 'grids' that follow, click to enlarge or clarify -- depending on the device which you are using to view this post.)
You will note some 'blanks' for a few candidates in the grids; where there are blank spaces, the organization in question has, for one reason or another, not completed its investigation of that candidate. As updated grids become available, I will have them here on FWIW.
In this post, I will cover all the races in Subcircuits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Grids in the countywide races can be found in this post. A couple of more posts on the subcircuit races will follow shortly.
One Alliance bar group, the Chicago Council of Lawyers (CCL), has already issued written findings for each judicial candidate in addition to its ratings. I began reporting the Council's findings in this post. More will follow.
Also, this year, the Illinois State Bar Association plans to release explanations of its findings. These are not yet available. However, when they are released, I will have them here on FWIW.
Interesting! A certain candidate has been telling anyone who is willing to listen that their opponent is not qualified. Even said that the opponent refused to be evaluated by a group of their peers. Well it appears that he was misinformed.
ReplyDeleteWOW IT LOOKS LIKE KENT DELGADO WINS THE AWARD FOR BEST RATED CANDIDATE OF 2018. CONGRATS
ReplyDeleteIt's refreshing to see this come out before early voting so those of us that are not in the mix see what the bar associations have to say. Maybe this will help resolve things for the plethora of voters who know very little about judicial candidates. Judges, and their ratings and experience, really do matter. Everyone who is voting should take these ratings to the polls with them.
ReplyDeleteUncle Jack, any idea when the CBA will release their ratings?
Anon 2/27 at 3:40 -- The CBA says tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteDelgado was the best in his race, but overall, he is tied with Navarro for the most favorable bar ratings.
ReplyDeleteschoop4judge.com -- the highest rated candidate in the Turner race.
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