Devlin Schoop

Devlin Schoop (Democratic Party) is running in a special election for judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court. He declared candidacy for the special Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022.

Schoop (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office on August 10, 2015. He left office on December 5, 2016.

Education[edit]

Schoop earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1994. He received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1997.^[1]

Career[edit]

From 2003 until his judicial appointment in 2015, Schoop was a partner at the Chicago law firm of Laner Muchin, Ltd., where his practice focused on employment discrimination. Before that, he worked at the law firm of Wildman Harrold, specializing in the litigation of commercial, employment, and civil rights.^[1]

Schoop also gained experience as a law clerk to Judge Blanch M. Manning of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.^[1]

Elections[edit]

2022[edit]

See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

The primary will occur on June 28, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Special Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

John H. Ehrlich, Raymond W. Mitchell, and Devlin Schoop are running in the special Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate
		John H. Ehrlich
		Raymond W. Mitchell
		Devlin Schoop

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2018[edit]

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2018

General election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit

Arthur Wesley Willis won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Wesley Willis (D)	100.0	76,064

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Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit

Arthur Wesley Willis defeated Devlin Schoop in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Wesley Willis	55.9	24,516
		Devlin Schoop	44.1	19,315

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Selection method[edit]

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.

2016[edit]

See also: Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.^[4] Mary McHugh defeated Devlin Schoop and Brian O'Hara in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.^[5]

Cook County Circuit Court, Karnezis Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary McHugh	48.66%	410,904
Devlin Schoop	32.72%	276,351
Brian O'Hara	18.62%	157,231
Total Votes		844,486
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016

Campaign themes[edit]

2022[edit]

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