Cristin McDonald Duffy announces 2020 judicial bid

Assistant State's Attorney Cristin McDonald Duffy has announced plans to run for judge in the 2020 primary. That's a link to Duffy's campaign website in the preceding sentence.

Licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1996, according to ARDC, Duffy has spent her career in the State's Attorney's Office. According to her campaign bio, Duffy spent 14 years in the Criminal Division, working her way up to felony prosecutor, and the last nine years in the Civil Division, working on municipal and tax cases.​ Duffy is currently the Deputy Supervisor of the Real Estate Tax Division. The campaign bio also notes that she is "Chair of the Training and Professional Development Committee and the On Boarding and Mentoring Committee for the Civil Division."

Duffy clerked for Corboy & Demetrio while attending law school at Loyola University of Chicago.