Alecia Richards | Injustice Watch

Richard Schwind, who’d been on the bench since 2012, was the only one of the 138 associate Cook County judges up for reappointment who didn’t get it.

The Watchdogs

Cook County’s secret election: Balloting is under way for judges, and you can’t vote

Whether associate judges get to keep their seats is solely up to a secret vote of circuit judges

By Alecia Richards | Injustice Watch , John Seasly | Injustice Watch , and 1 more

Associate Cook County Judge Angela M. Petrone.

The Watchdogs

Despite reversals, controversies, associate judges try to keep their seats

Injustice Watch examination highlights problem jurists on Cook County bench

By Emily Hoerner | Injustice Watch , Abigail Blachman | Injustice Watch , and 1 more

News

Judge who now faces state inquiry after gun acquittal got a break most don’t

Other defendants have been convicted of gun charges based on less evidence than there was against Cook County Judge Joseph Claps. Injustice Watch found 14 cases in Cook County since 2015 in which there was a conviction though no gun was found.

By Alecia Richards | Injustice Watch