Lucky 13: Supreme Court gives 13 unopposed candidates a head start on their judicial careers

The Illinois Supreme Court has given 13 unopposed Cook County judicial candidates a head start on their judicial careers. In a series of orders entered today, the Supreme Court has appointed

• Sam Bae,
• Julian Sanchez Crozier,
• Robert “Bob” Groebner,
• William F. Kelley,
• Stephanie S. Kelly,
• Jarrett Knox,
• Juan Ponce de Leon,
• Ashonta C. Rice,
• Ashley Greer Shambley,
• Ava George Stewart,
• Jon Stromsta,
• Luz Maria Toledo, and
• Radiance Ward

to the vacancies to which these individuals will be elected come November. With the exception of the order appointing Sam Bae, which I could not find, best efforts notwithstanding, the appointment orders are each linked, above; the Supreme Court's press release announcing the appointments can be found here. (I'll amend the post to include Bae's appointment order when I can find it.)

Each of these appointments is effective Monday, August 10. Each will terminate when these appointees are sworn in to their full terms in December.