Tiesha Smith
Do you have a photo that could go here? Click here to submit it for this profile!
2020 - Present
2026
4
Tiesha Smith (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Smith assumed office on December 7, 2020. Smith's current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Smith (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Smith won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Tiesha Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended a two-year program at East West University and became a sleep technician before continuing her schooling. She earned a bachelor's degree from Chicago State University and J.D. from Chicago Kent College of Law. Smith’s career experience includes working as a prosecutor for Chicago Public Schools and an assistant public defender.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Tiesha Smith won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiesha Smith (D) | 100.0 | 1,468,684 |
| Total votes: 1,468,684 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Tiesha Smith defeated incumbent Kerrie Maloney Laytin and Cristin McDonald Duffy in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiesha Smith | 36.8 | 274,577 |
| Kerrie Maloney Laytin | 32.1 | 239,082 | |
| Cristin McDonald Duffy | 31.1 | 232,168 | |
| Total votes: 745,827 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2018
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit
Toya Harvey won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Toya Harvey (D) | 100.0 | 77,612 |
| Total votes: 77,612 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit
Toya Harvey defeated Tiesha Smith in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Toya Harvey | 57.8 | 26,395 |
| Tiesha Smith | 42.2 | 19,271 | |
| Total votes: 45,666 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
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
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tiesha Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
|
Personal |
Footnotes
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
