Cecilia Abundis, until recently the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, is planning a run for judge in Cook County's new 16th Subcircuit.
A campaign website has been launched in support of this venture. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to the Sidebar on this site.
Licensed to practice law in Illinois since 2004, according to ARDC, Abundis came to IDFPR in 2019 from the Attorney General's Office, where she served in the Consumer Fraud Bureau. Her campaign bio notes that Abundis began her legal career working at the Lawyers Committee for Better Housing during her second year of law school (at DePaul). She obtained her 711 license as a third year student and, with her supervising attorney, reprsented renters in eviction court.
Abundis became an Equal Justice Works Fellow in 2004, working on a source of income project representing tenants and fair housing organizations who were victims of housing discrimination or facing eviction. She continues volunteering Equal Justice Works, serving as an alumni reviewer of project proposals submitted by prospective EJW Fellows. Abundis joined the AG's office in 2006, according to her campaign bio.
Her campaign bio describes Abundis as the daughter of Mexican immigrants and the first woman in her family to obtain a post-graduate degree. Among other honors during her career, Abundis received the Excellence in Legal Service award from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
This campaign marks Abundis's first attempt to attain judicial office.
There is a very healthy rumor that two associate judges are running in the neighboring 14th subcircuit. Any information to share with the good voters?
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