Peter Gonzalez
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2018 - Present
2030
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Peter Gonzalez (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Gonzalez assumed office in 2018. Gonzalez's current term ends on December 2, 2030.
Gonzalez ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Gonzalez won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Peter Gonzalez lives in Cook County, Illinois. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. Gonzalez’s career experience includes working as an assistant public defender and a part-time administrative law judge for the Illinois Department of Employment Security. He was appointed to serve as a vacancy judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)
Cook County Circuit Court, Peter Gonzalez's seat
Peter Gonzalez was retained to the Cook County Circuit Court on November 5, 2024 with 71.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
71.9
|
934,481 | ||
No |
28.1
|
365,923 | |||
Total Votes |
1,300,404 | ||||
|
|
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gonzalez in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Peter Gonzalez won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Gonzalez (D) | 100.0 | 1,232,242 | |
| Total votes: 1,232,242 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Peter Gonzalez defeated Brian Sexton and Bradley Trowbridge in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Gonzalez | 50.8 | 307,769 | |
| Brian Sexton | 30.3 | 183,569 | ||
| Bradley Trowbridge | 18.9 | 114,585 | ||
| Total votes: 605,923 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 513 judges on the Illinois Circuit Court, each elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections.[2]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[2]
The circuit courts are also served by 391 associate judges, who are limited in that they may not preside over cases in which the defendant is charged with a felony (an offense punishable by one or more years in prison). Associate judges are appointed to four-year terms by circuit judges.[3][2]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[2]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Peter Gonzalez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Elect Peter Michael Gonzalez Democrat for Cook County, "Professional Background," accessed February 15, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois
