I’ve never voted for judges before, since my apathetic ass didn’t know who was good or bad or what. I at least did some research this time, thanks to some URLS I got on another site. If anyone’s in the least bit interested, these are the URLS I went to:
Independent Voters of Illinois–Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO)
http://www.iviipo.org/
Chicago Bar Association (CBA):
http://www.chicagobar.org/public/judicial/2004generaljudicial_findings.htm
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI):
http://www.wbaillinois.org/jud%20rec1.htm
(WBAI’s web site gives more in-depth information on each judge)
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA):
http://www.isba.org/judges/cook/6.html
The IVI-IPO (who, disclosure, endorse Kerry and Obama) provided a sample ballot, but several spots were not finished, so I printed it out and started doing a comparison.
These are my results.
IVI-IPO (Independent Voters of Illinois–Independent Precinct Organization)
vs.
CBA (CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION)
vs.
WBAI (WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS)
vs.
ISBA (Illinois State Bar Association)
IVI-IPO sample ballot lists Judges as either YES, NO, NR (No Recommendation/Neutral) or * (Did not submit to review)
CBA lists Judges as QUALIFIED or NOT RECOMMENDED
WBAI gives percentage ratings
ISBA gives Yes or No
These are in alphabetical order, unlike the IVI-IPO sample ballot. More on that later.
POSITIVE AGREEMENT between IVI-IPO, CBA, WBAI, ISBA
(Judges listed as YES/QUALIFIED/Recommend %/YES)
– WBAI rating in parens
Appellate
- Thomas E. Hoffman (100%)
- Sheila O’Brien (100%)
- Mary Jane Wendt Theis (100%)
Circuit
-
Nancy Arnold (100%)
-
Richard B. Berland (100%)
-
Paul Phillip Biebel (100%)
-
Jennifer Duncan Brice (100%)
-
Charles Patrick Burns (100%)
-
Bernetta D. Bush (100%)
-
David Delgado (100%)
-
Deborah Mary Dooling (100%)
-
Timothy C. Evans (100%)
-
Thomas P. Fecarotta, Jr. (100%)
-
Allen S. Goldberg (100%)
-
Susan Ruscitti Grussel (100%)
-
Sophia H. Hall (100%)
-
LaQuietta J. Hardy-Campbell (100%)
-
Nathaniel R. Howse, Jr. (100%)
-
Arnette R. Hubbard (88%)
-
Cheyrl D. Ingram (100%)
-
Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird (100%)
-
Bertina E. Lampkin (100%)
-
Diane Joan Larsen (100%)
-
Daniel Michael Locallo (100%)
-
Daniel Joseph Lynch (100%)
-
William D. Maddux (88%)
-
James Patrick McCarthy (100%)
-
Patrick E. McGann (100%)
-
John J. Moran (100%)
-
Michael James Murphy (100%)
-
Julia Margaret Nowicki (100%)
-
William Patrick O’Malley (100%)
-
Kathleen Mary Pantle (100%)
-
Irwin J. Solganick (100%)
-
Paul Stralka (100%)
-
Daniel J. Sullivan (100%)
-
Sharon Marie Sullivan (100%)
-
Edna M. Turkington (88%)
-
Dan Weber (100%)
-
Alexander Patrick White (100%)
Major Disagreement -
Richard J. Billik (IVI-IPO: NO, CBA: QUALIFIED, WBAI: 100%, ISBA: Yes)
-
Dennis James Morrissey (IVI-IPO: YES, CBA: NOT RECOMMENDED, WBAI: 88%, ISBA: Yes)
NEGATIVE AGREE (NO/NOT RECOMMENDED) -
Susan Jeanine McDunn (100% NOT RECOMMENDED at WBAI, ISBA: No)
OTHER - Positive
-
Robert W. Bertucci (IVI-IPO had NR-no recommendation/neutral, CBA listed as Qualified) (100%)
-
Thomas F. Carmody (IVI-IPO had *-did not submit for review, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Melvin J. Cole (IVI-IPO: NR, CBA: Qualified) (88%)
-
Thomas Michael Davy (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Denise Kathleen Filan (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Nicholas R. Ford (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Vincent Michael Gaughan (IVI-IPO: NR, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Thomas L. Hogan (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Raymond L. Jagielski (IVI-IPO: NR, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Daniel E. Jordan (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Michael R. Keehan (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Carol A. Kelly (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
James W. Kennedy (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
John Patrick Kirby (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Jeffrey Lawrence (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Daniel Michael Locallo (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
William Maki (IVI-IPO: NR, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Paddy McNamara (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Julia Margaret Nowicki (IVI-IPO: NR, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Donald J. O’Brien, Jr (IVI-IPO: NR, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
– William Michael Phelan (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (63% at WBAI) -
Robert J. Quinn (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Thomas P. Quinn (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Maureen Durkin Roy (IVI-IPO: NR, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Leida J. Gonzalez Santiago (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (88%)
-
Kevin Michael Sheehan (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
Richard A. Siebel (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
John D. Turner, Jr. (IVI-IPO: NR, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
-
John A. Ward (IVI-IPO: NR, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
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Anthony L. Young (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
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Susan Frances Zwick (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (100%)
OTHER - Negative -
Dorothy F. Jones (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: NOT RECOMMENDED, WBAI: NOT RECOMMENDED, ISBA: No)
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William D. O’Neal (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: NOT RECOMMENDED, 88% rating at WBAI)
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Listings in the order they appear on the IVI-IPO Sample Ballot. I recommend going to http://www.iviipo.org/ and printing out their sample ballot, then filling it out according to this list. (well, obviously, if your politics lean this way, that is. My research was trying to make sure I wouldn’t be voting for any hard-right judges.)
- Yes
++ Either NO or Unsure/need more info
Appellate
- Thomas E. Hoffman (YES)
- Sheila O’Brien (YES)
- Mary Jane Wendt Theis (YES)
Circuit
- Sophia H. Hall (Yes)
- Richard B. Berland (Yes)
- Paddy McNamara (Yes)
- Thomas P. Quinn (Yes)
- Irwin J. Solganick (Yes)
- Dan Weber (Yes)
- Alexander Patrick White (Yes)
- Donald J. O’Brien, Jr (Yes)
- Vincent Michael Gaughan (Yes)
- Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird (Yes)
- William D. Maddux (Yes)
- John J. Moran (Yes)
- William Patrick O’Malley (Yes)
- James W. Kennedy (Yes)
- Robert W. Bertucci (Yes)
++ Richard J. Billik (IVI-IPO: NO, CBA: QUALIFIED, WBAI: 100%, ISBA: Yes) - Jennifer Duncan Brice (Yes)
- Bernetta D. Bush (Yes)
- Thomas F. Carmody (Yes)
- Thomas Michael Davy (Yes)
- David Delgado (Yes)
- Deborah Mary Dooling (Yes)
- Timothy C. Evans (Yes)
- Allen S. Goldberg (Yes)
- Susan Ruscitti Grussel (Yes)
- Cheryl D. Ingram (Yes)
- Raymond L. Jagielski (Yes)
++ Dorothy F. Jones (NO) - Daniel E. Jordan (Yes)
- Carol A. Kelly (Yes)
- Bertina E. Lampkin (Yes)
- Jeffrey Lawrence (Yes)
- Daniel Michael Locallo (Yes)
- William Maki (Yes)
- Patrick E. McGann (Yes)
- Michael James Murphy (Yes)
- Julia Margaret Nowicki (Yes)
++ William D. O’Neal (NO)
++ William Michael Phelan (IVI-IPO: *, CBA: Qualified) (63% at WBAI) - Robert J. Quinn (Yes)
- Maureen Durkin Roy (Yes)
- Leida J. Gonzalez Santiago (Yes)
- Daniel J. Sullivan (Yes)
- Sharon Marie Sullivan (Yes)
- Edna M. Turkington (Yes)
- John A. Ward (Yes)
- Anthony L. Young (Yes)
- Susan Frances Zwick (Yes)
++ Susan Jeanine McDunn (NO) - James Patrick McCarthy (Yes)
- Paul Phillip Biebel (Yes)
- Nancy J. Arnold (Yes)
- Arnette R. Hubbard (Yes)
- Thomas L. Hogan (Yes)
- Melvin J. Cole (Yes)
- Nicholas R. Ford (Yes)
- Charles Patrick Burns (Yes)
- Thomas P. Fecarotta, Jr. (Yes)
- Denise Kathleen Filan (Yes)
- LaQuietta J. Hardy-Campbell (Yes)
- Nathaniel R. Howse, Jr. (Yes)
- Michael R. Keehan (Yes)
- John Patrick Kirby (Yes)
- Diane Joan Larsen (Yes)
- Daniel Joseph Lynch (100%)
++ Dennis James Morrissey (IVI-IPO: YES, CBA: NOT RECOMMENDED, WBAI: 88%, ISBA: Yes) - Kathleen Mary Pantle (Yes)
- Kevin Michael Sheehan (Yes)
- Richard A. Siebel (Yes)
- Paul Stralka (Yes)
- John D. Turner, Jr. (Yes)
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