Patrick Powers (2024)

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Patrick Powers (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. His current term ends on December 4, 2028.

Powers ran for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

2016

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.^[1] Patrick Powers defeated Fredrick Bates in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.^[2]

Cook County Circuit Court, Walsh Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote%	Votes
Patrick Powers	52.66%	434,708
Fredrick Bates Incumbent	47.34%	390,774
Total Votes		825,482
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016

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

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Patrick Powers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

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