Bonnie McGrath

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Bonnie McGrath

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 20, 2018

Bonnie McGrath (Democratic Party) ran for election for the 8th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. McGrath lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2018

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit

James A. Shapiro won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James A. Shapiro (D)	100.0	134,378

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 134,378
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit

James A. Shapiro defeated incumbent Robin Shoffner, Bonnie McGrath, John Benson, and Stephen Feldman in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 8th Subcircuit on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James A. Shapiro	45.7	26,423
		Robin Shoffner	26.6	15,381
	Submit photo	Bonnie McGrath	16.1	9,325
	Submit photo	John Benson	7.0	4,057
	Submit photo	Stephen Feldman	4.7	2,693

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 57,879
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elizabeth Karkula (D)

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.

The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.

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.

Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a circuit/county resident; and
• licensed to practice law in Illinois.

See also

Local courts	Illinois	Other local coverage
Local trial court judicial elections, 2018 Courts and judges by county Judicial selection by state Judicial elections	Illinois elections, 2018 Judicial selection in Illinois Public policy in Illinois Endorsers in Illinois	Municipal elections, 2018 School board elections, 2018 Local ballot measure elections, 2018 Recall elections, 2018

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Circuit Court of Cook County

Footnotes

Illinois courts

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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