Keely Patricia Hillison
Keely Hillison (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Hillison lost in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020.
Biography
Keely Patricia Hillison lives in Western Springs, Illinois. Her career experience includes working as an arbitrator and chair-arbitrator of mandatory arbitration hearings in the Circuit Court of Cook County. [1] She received her undergraduate degree and her J.D. from the University of Illinois.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Sheree Henry won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheree Henry (D) | 100.0 | 1,486,274 |
| Total votes: 1,486,274 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Sheree Henry defeated Amanda Pillsbury, Dan Walsh, and Keely Hillison in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheree Henry | 53.4 | 390,875 |
 | Amanda Pillsbury | 17.9 | 130,932 | |
 | Dan Walsh | 17.7 | 129,870 | |
 | Keely Hillison | 10.8 | 79,013 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,113 | ||
| Total votes: 731,803 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Preston Jones Jr. won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Preston Jones Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 1,293,252 |
| Total votes: 1,293,252 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Preston Jones Jr. defeated Amanda Pillsbury, Keely Hillison, and Ioana Salajanu in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Preston Jones Jr. | 47.3 | 293,194 |
| Amanda Pillsbury | 25.9 | 160,770 | |
| Keely Hillison | 15.8 | 98,116 | |
| Ioana Salajanu | 11.0 | 67,982 | |
| Total votes: 620,062 | |||
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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.[3]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[3]
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.[4][3]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Keely Hillison did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
Hillison submitted the following campaign themes through Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form:
| “ | I grew up in Cook County and raised my children here, too. I volunteered in many ways at my children's schools and activities. Raising a son with special needs has taught me to be calm, patient, practical, and respectful with everyone, even in difficult situations. Between my experience at home and my experience at work, I am prepared to deal with anyone or anything I may encounter as a judge and to do so fairly, courteously, and effectively. | ” |
| —Keely Patricia Hillison | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Circuit Court of Cook County
Footnotes
- ↑ Keely Patricia Hillison Democrat for Judge of the Circuit Court Cook County, "Experience and Integrity," accessed February 14, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on March 12, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
