Lorraine Murphy

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Lorraine Murphy

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Democratic Party

Cook County Circuit Court

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Lorraine Murphy (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Murphy assumed office on December 7, 2020. Murphy's current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Murphy (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Murphy won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court

Lorraine Murphy won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lorraine Murphy (D)	100.0	1,470,559

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,470,559
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court

Lorraine Murphy defeated Araceli De La Cruz and James Patrick Crawley in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lorraine Murphy	42.9	312,992
	Submit photo	Araceli De La Cruz	38.6	281,973
	Submit photo	James Patrick Crawley	18.5	134,757

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 729,722
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2018

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2018

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court 10th Subcircuit

Incumbent Stephanie Saltouros won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 10th Subcircuit on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Stephanie Saltouros (D)	100.0	85,871

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,871
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 10th Subcircuit

Incumbent Stephanie Saltouros defeated Lorraine Murphy and Gwyn Ward Brown in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 10th Subcircuit on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Stephanie Saltouros	57.1	25,415
	Submit photo	Lorraine Murphy	28.9	12,877
	Submit photo	Gwyn Ward Brown	13.9	6,203

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 44,495
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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.

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.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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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