Appointed Judges Fallon and Patton win at either end of the county

Judge Patricia M. Fallon won an outright majority of votes cast in her north suburban 12th Subcircuit race, turning back two challengers.

Meanwhile, at the other end of County Cook, in the 15th Subcircuit, Judge Nichole C. Patton bested her sole challenger.

In the northwest suburban 13th Subcircuit, an appointed judge seeking confirmation at the polls did not fare as well: Susanne Michele Groebner, who ran last time out as a Republican, bested Judge Michael P. Gerber, who also ran as a Republican last time out, and three other candidates to win the Democratic nomination for the Kulys Hoffman vacancy. Joe Gump, a former Assistant Public Defender, who had run for judge before in 1996 and 2008 (as a Democrat), finished second.

Groebner will face Gary William Seyring, the winner of the one and only Republican judicial primary in Cook County, in November. In the 13th Subcircuit Republican primary, Seyring handily defeated first-time judicial candidate Angel Garcia.

Seyring was a Republican nominee for judge in a 13th Subcircuit race in 2018, where he came up short against Judge Ketki "Kay" Steffen.

There will also be a judicial contest on the ballot for 12th Subcircuit in November. Frank R. DiFranco was unopposed for the Republican nomination there. DiFranco and Judge Fallon will face off in the fall.