Three more withdrawals from the November retention ballot

Whilst performing my due diligence in connection with the last post (i.e., checking to see if Justice Pierce's withdrawal from the retention election has yet been posted by the Illinois State Board of Elections -- it has not, not yet) I came across three other withdrawals.

One will come as no suprise: Justice Raymond M. Mitchell, newly appointed to the Appellate Court, and unopposed on the November ballot for election to the seat to which he has already been appointed, withdrew his bid for retention to the Cook County Circuit Court.

The other two withdrawals were filed by Judges Arnette R. Hubbard and Edward Harmening.

Mitchell and Hubbard were elected countywide so -- I think -- their vacancies will be among those randomly assigned to one of the new subcircuits, 16 through 20. When a random assignment is made. Which to my knowledge it has not.

But Harmening was initially elected from the 3rd Subcircuit, so his vacancy should be assigned to the new 3rd Subcircuit wherever it may be (generally north and east of its predecessor, I think).

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UPDATED to add this link to press release announcing Judge Harmening's new affiliation with ADR Systems.