Gudino campaign website goes live

A campaign website has been established in support of Judge Ruth Isabel Gudino's effort to hold onto her countywide seat. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to the Sidebar on this site.

The Illinois Surpeme Court appointed Gudino to the bench last fall. She was previously a finalist for Cook County associate judge in 2019. Gudino is running for the court with the endorsement of the Cook County Democratic Party.

Licensed in Illinois since 1995, according to ARDC, Gudino's campaign bio stresses her lengthy career as a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney. She joined that office after beginning her legal career with the Cook County Public Gaurdian's Office.

Gudino actually served two hitches with the State's Attorney's Office, according to her campaign bio. In her first stint in that office, from 1997 to 2001, Gudino served in a variety of capacities. But she left that office to work for the UAW-GM Legal Services Plan as a staff attorney, handling small claims, probate, real estate, and breach of contract cases for Ford and General Motors union employees, according to her campaign bio.

Gudino returned to the State's Attorney's Office in 2003, working in the Juvenile Justice Bureau at the time of her appointment to the bench.

According to her campaign bio, Gudino was a volunteer firefighter with the Roberts Park Fire District from 1999 to 2001. She served on the Fire and Police Commission for the Village of Westchester from 2012 to 2017 and, from 2011 to 2015, was a member of the school board for Divine Infant Jesus School in Westchester.