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Vote For Judges dot org

For those of you who vote and have been confronted with a list of judges to vote 'yes' or 'no' on, here's a great resource to help you make a more informed opinion:

http://voteforjudges.org

I usually go straight to the grid that shows at a glance how ten bar associations rated each judge:
http://www.voteforjudges.org/2010_General_Election.pdf
(prints on 7 pages).

You can take anything you like into the poll with you, as long as it can't be construed as a political advertisement aimed at other voters.

Here's another handy one-- put in your address and then you can get a .pdf showing what your actual ballot looks like:
http://www.chicagoelections.com/voterinfo.php

Anyone have any similar resources? There are a number of candidates I know little about this time around.






(I did find the old thread but 9/10 of what was posted to it is not relevant to the current election so I decided to start fresh.)
http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/for-those-about-to-vote

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on October 25, 2012 at 8:48am

Important to read that type of information, too.  This particular judge was found not recommended or not qualified by all but one of the associations in Howard's list and also not qualified by the Chicago Bar Association.
 
Sarah D. said:

One judge to look out for this election (as most voters do not do this kind of research and just vote yes to retain) - very interesting story: 

http://www.suntimes.com/15692142-761/despite-bad-reviews-shaky-ment...

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on October 25, 2012 at 8:52am

This is from Uptown Update:

We suggest you review the recommendations of the bar associations at www.VoteForJudges.org.  We also suggest you read this article about Judge Cynthia Brim, who is on indefinite suspension and who was declared "legally insane" earlier this year, but who is still up for re-election (and a $181,000 salary).

Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on October 25, 2012 at 9:08pm

I can't recall for sure but I thought the Chicago Reader regularly puts out their picks for this.  I was sure I looked at their list in 2008 at least...  Can't find it on their site yet, if it is there.  

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