Democrats and Republicans are waiting to see which party will get a majority on the Illinois Supreme Court following a vote portrayed as a referendum on abortion rights
Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran is the Republican nominee for an open Illinois Supreme Court seat. Curran is facing off against Democratic primary winner Elizabeth Rochford for the vacant 2nd District Supreme Court seat left open by the retirement of Bob Thomas.
The stage for these momentous elections was set two years ago, when Justice Thomas Kilbride, a Democrat who was seeking a third 10-year term on the court, failed to win his retention vote, something that had never before happened in Illinois. It was the That law also says a single person cannot contribute more than $500,000 to a judicial candidate. But late in the race, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who had already donated the maximum to each Democratic candidate, used his personal trust fund toPritzker’s campaign fund also contributed heavily to political action groups that supported the two
“It all comes down to this seat,” said a commercial paid for by All for Justice, an independent expenditure group funded mainly by labor unions and trial lawyers. “It won’t matter who’s governor or who controls Springfield. The justice in this seat on the Illinois Supreme Court will decide if abortion remains legal in Illinois.”Curran, who ran for U.S.
Questions of experience also figured into the 2nd District race. Rochford has been a judge since 2012, and the Illinois State Bar Association rated her “highly recommended.” O’Brien, who was “recommended” by the bar association, shook that off as a popularity contest, saying “it’s great if lawyers like you but it’s better if the litigants respect you,” and pointed to her own endorsements from law enforcement groups.
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