Illinois Courts Name 22 New Associate Judges In Cook County

Chicago IL

10 September, 2021

2:49 PM

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By Aviva Waldman and Adeshina Emmanuel, Injustice Watch: The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts on Thursday named 22 new associate judges who will take the bench in Cook County. Associate judges are chosen via a closed election that only Cook County's 249 circuit court judges can vote in. They share nearly the same responsibilities as the circuit judges, whom Cook County voters choose in public elections. But associate judges earn slightly lower salaries, can't vote in internal court elections for the chief judge or new associate judges, and must get the state Supreme Court's permission before presiding over a felony trial. More than 200 people applied for associate judge positions earlier this year. The candidates were evaluated by the Chicago Bar Association and the Alliance of Bar Associations, and a nominating committee led by Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans narrowed the applicants down to a shortlist of 44 that circuit court judges then voted on via mail. Ballots were due Tuesday. Below is the full list of the 22 new associate judges. Maryam Ahmad Lloyd James Brooks Barbara Lynette Dawkins James Thomas Derico, Jr. Sabra Lynne Ebersole Carl Lauras Evans, Jr. William Nicholas Fahy Barbara Nubia Flores Mitchell Benjamin Goldberg Jasmine Villaflor Hernandez Matthew William Jannusch Martha-Victoria Jimenez Diana Elena Lopez Kerrie Elizabeth Maloney Laytin Thomas A. Morrissey James Bryan Novy Eric Michael Sauceda Theresa Marie Smith Conyers Ankur Srivastava Pamela J. Stratigakis Anthony Charles Swanagan Andreana Ann Turano *This is a developing story. Stay tuned for updates. Injustice Watch is a non-partisan, not-for-profit, multimedia journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that obstruct justice and equality. For more stories from Injustice Watch, visit InjusticeWatch.org.