Mary Sevandal Cohen to make 13th Subcircuit judicial bid

A campaign website has been launched in support of Mary Sevandal Cohen's recently announced 13th Subcircuit judicial bid. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link will be added to the Candidate List in this site's Sidebar when that is set up. Sevandal Cohen also has campaign pages on Facebook and Instagram.

Licensed in Illinois since 2005, according to ARDC, Sevandal Cohen currently serves as in-house counsel for Pace, the suburban bus division of the RTA, handling civil litigation in Cook and surrounding counties, and representing Pace before various administrative agencies. Her campaign bio notes that Sevandal Cohen worked as a DeKalb County Assistant State's Attorney before joining Pace.

Sevandal Cohen's campaign bio also notes her extensive volunteer work with several charitable organizations and bar associations. A graduate of St. Ignatius High School, Sevandal Cohen did her undergraduate work at the University of Illinois and took her law degree from the University of Iowa. She has studied both Spanish and Arabic.

Sevandal Cohen resides in Barrington with her husband and three sons. She applied for associate judge in 2022.