Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

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The terms of 12 Illinois intermediate appellate court judges expired on December 4, 2022, and one seat was up for special election. The 13 seats were up for partisan election or retention election on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline for the partisan races was March 14, 2022. The filing deadline for the seat up for special election was April 4, 2022. The filing deadline for judicial retention was May 8, 2022.

Judge John W. Turner was up for retention to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, but the election was canceled after Turner did not file to run. Likewise, Tom Lytton was up for retention in the third district, but the election was canceled after Lytton resigned on July 1, 2022. Daniel Schmidt's retention election was also canceled after he withdrew.

Vacancies

Harris vacancy

Judge Sheldon Harris created a vacancy when he announced he planned to retire in December 2022.

Candidates and results

Partisan election

General election

General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Debra B. Walker won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debra B. Walker (D)	100.0	1,082,856

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,082,856
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Debra B. Walker defeated Dominique C. Ross and Russell Hartigan in the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debra B. Walker	44.8	204,270
		Dominique C. Ross	34.3	156,240
		Russell Hartigan	20.9	95,243

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 455,753
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General election

Special general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Raymond W. Mitchell won election in the special general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raymond W. Mitchell (D)	100.0	1,039,770

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,039,770
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Raymond W. Mitchell defeated John H. Ehrlich and Devlin Schoop in the special Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raymond W. Mitchell	45.2	200,436
		John H. Ehrlich	33.5	148,383
		Devlin Schoop	21.3	94,450

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 443,269
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General election

General election for Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court

Chris Kennedy defeated Susan Clancy Boles in the general election for Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Kennedy (D)	52.8	302,525
		Susan Clancy Boles (R)	47.2	270,163

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 572,688
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court

Chris Kennedy defeated Erin Cartwright Weinstein and Mike Cortina in the Democratic primary for Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Kennedy	40.4	38,045
		Erin Cartwright Weinstein	39.5	37,236
		Mike Cortina	20.1	18,924

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 94,205
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court

Susan Clancy Boles advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Clancy Boles	100.0	99,539

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,539
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General election

General election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Incumbent Liam C. Brennan defeated Sonni Williams in the general election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Liam C. Brennan (R)	52.2	351,044
		Sonni Williams (D)	47.8	321,968

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 673,012
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Sonni Williams defeated James Murphy in the Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sonni Williams	53.1	59,372
		James Murphy	46.9	52,408

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 111,780
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Incumbent Liam C. Brennan advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Liam C. Brennan	100.0	120,523

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,523
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General election

General election for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court

Mike McHaney defeated Brian Roberts in the general election for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike McHaney (R)	64.5	413,778
		Brian Roberts (D)	35.5	227,429

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 641,207
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court

Brian Roberts advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Roberts	100.0	60,960

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,960
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court

Mike McHaney defeated incumbent Barry L. Vaughan in the Republican primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike McHaney	56.6	94,115
		Barry L. Vaughan	43.4	72,129

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 166,244
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas DeVore (R)

Retention election

1st District: Howse's seat

Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, Nathaniel R. Howse's seat

Nathaniel R. Howse was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 76.6% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	76.6	865,929
			No	23.4	264,003
			Total Votes		1,129,932

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It has been certified. Source

1st District: Connors' seat

Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, Maureen Connors' seat

Maureen Connors was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 78.0% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	78.0	885,163
			No	22.0	249,676
			Total Votes		1,134,839

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It has been certified. Source

1st District: Smith's seat

Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, James Fitzgerald Smith's seat

James Fitzgerald Smith was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 77.2% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	77.2	888,618
			No	22.8	262,674
			Total Votes		1,151,292

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It has been certified. Source

1st District: Delort's seat

Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, Mathias W. Delort's seat

Mathias W. Delort was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 75.9% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	75.9	852,545
			No	24.1	270,456
			Total Votes		1,123,001

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It has been certified. Source

1st District: Reyes' seat

Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, Jesse G. Reyes' seat

Jesse G. Reyes was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 78.2% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	78.2	885,043
			No	21.8	246,755
			Total Votes		1,131,798

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It has been certified. Source

1st District: Lavin's seat

Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, Terrence J. Lavin's seat

Terrence J. Lavin was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 76.6% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	76.6	868,964
			No	23.4	265,226
			Total Votes		1,134,190

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It has been certified. Source

2nd District: Birkett's seat

Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court, Joseph Birkett's seat

Joseph Birkett was retained to the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 73.8% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	73.8	694,575
			No	26.2	246,927
			Total Votes		941,502

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It has been certified. Source

3rd District: Schmidt's seat

Daniel Schmidt's retention election was canceled after he withdrew.

5th District: Cates' seat

Illinois 5th District Appellate Court, Judy Cates' seat

Judy Cates was retained to the Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022 with 74.8% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	74.8	440,124
			No	25.2	148,536
			Total Votes		588,660

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It has been certified. Source

Selection

Judges on the appellate court are chosen by popular vote in partisan elections and serve 10-year terms, after which they must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections to remain on the court.

Qualifications

To serve on the appellate court, a judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a district resident; and
• licensed to practice law in Illinois.

Presiding judge

The judges of each division select a presiding judge by peer vote to serve a one-year term.

Vacancies

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the Illinois Supreme Court is responsible for appointing an interim judge. If a judge is appointed more than 60 days before the next primary election, the judge must run in a partisan election in the next general or judicial election to remain on the court. The appointed judge's term will end on the first Monday in December after their election. If a judge is appointed less than 60 days before the next primary election, the judge will have to run in a partisan election to remain on the court in the second general election. The appointed judge's term will end on the first Monday in December after their election.

See also

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Footnotes

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