Who Sits Where: Ash Wednesday edition

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa... appropriate words to recall at the start of this penitential season of Lent... and also a phrase that I have to utter pretty much every day. Often more than once a day. For various reasons.

But... with input from the Supreme Court and the Illinois State Board of Elections... I think I can finally (third time's the charm) present an accurate list of current Cook County judicial vacancies... until it changes, of course.

Which it will.

That much, I can promise.

Just one other note: The Supreme Court website does have a vacancy list now posted on its website. Here's the link. (The Supreme Court webpage also shows Downstate vacancies, for those inclined to look.)

Any and all remaining errors of omission or commission in the following list are mine alone. But I think we're in good shape now. For the moment....

Countywide Circuit Court Vacancies

Vacancy of the Hon. Cynthia Y. Cobbs -- Unfilled
Vacancy of the Hon. Mary Ellen Coghlan -- Unfilled
Vacancy of the Hon. William H. Hooks -- Linda Sackey
Vacancy of the Hon. Paul Karkula -- D'Anthony (Tony) Thedford

Subcircuit Vacancies

1st Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Robert Balanoff -- Unfilled
Vacancy of the Hon. Carl A. Walker -- Unfilled

3rd Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Thomas W. Murphy -- Unfilled

8th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Celia L. Gamrath -- Unfilled
Vacancy of the Hon. Mary L. Mikva -- Unfilled

11th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Pamela McLean Meyerson -- Unfilled
Vacancy of the Hon. Mary Colleen Roberts -- Kim Przekota

13th Subcircuit
Vacancy of the Hon. Martin C. Kelley -- Unfilled
Vacancy of the Hon. Shannon P. O'Malley -- Unfilled

16th Subcircuit
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. Patricia Mendoza -- Unfilled
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. Callie L. Baird -- Unfilled

17th Subcircuit
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. Lloyd J. Brooks -- Unfilled
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. James R. Carroll -- Unfilled

18th Subcircuit
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. Frank J. Andreou -- Unfilled
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. Jeffrey G. Chrones -- Unfilled

19th Subcircuit
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. John A. Fairman -- Unfilled
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. Michael J. Kane -- Unfilled

20th Subcircuit
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. David E. Haracz -- Michael Zink
Converted from the Vacancy of the Hon. Stephanie K. Miller -- Unfilled