EngChi Posted September 27, 2020 at 05:03 PM Share Posted September 27, 2020 at 05:03 PM 2A rating for judges for the upcoming election (or ISRA position) - is there anything available? I am in Will County, looking at my vote my mail ballot with dozen names I do not recognize for each judge and would love a source for how they are on 2A Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mab22 Posted September 27, 2020 at 07:21 PM Share Posted September 27, 2020 at 07:21 PM Same here for cook (Crook) county, if there are any recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitter Clinger Posted September 28, 2020 at 11:10 AM Share Posted September 28, 2020 at 11:10 AM Lake county here. Would like to know also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctman800 Posted September 28, 2020 at 04:13 PM Share Posted September 28, 2020 at 04:13 PM I have never voted to retain any judge. Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTHunter Posted September 30, 2020 at 01:55 AM Share Posted September 30, 2020 at 01:55 AM What about Southern Illinois? The only judge I have heard advertising is Overstreet who is touting his "conservative values". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benbow Posted September 30, 2020 at 03:47 PM Share Posted September 30, 2020 at 03:47 PM I know most of the judges running in the major races. Cates and Overstreet (running for supreme court) are both Second Amendment friendly. I'm personally voting for Cates, but if guns are your sole issue, they are about even. Judge Smith, (running for appellate court) is also Second Amendment friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTHunter Posted September 30, 2020 at 06:35 PM Share Posted September 30, 2020 at 06:35 PM I know most of the judges running in the major races. Cates and Overstreet (running for supreme court) are both Second Amendment friendly. I'm personally voting for Cates, but if guns are your sole issue, they are about even. Judge Smith, (running for appellate court) is also Second Amendment friendly."Cates"? Would that be Judy Cates? If so, I have seen one or two signs but no TV ads. What are the reasons for your preferring her over Overstreet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benbow Posted October 1, 2020 at 12:55 AM Share Posted October 1, 2020 at 12:55 AM I've seen her at the shooting range with an HK94 2 years before she first ran for judge. Having also argued and litigated in front of both, I think she is smarter, and I think he is to pro-business, even when they are wrong. That being said, it is a close choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Flag Posted October 1, 2020 at 01:26 AM Share Posted October 1, 2020 at 01:26 AM I am unaware of an official ISRA position on anything except Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngChi Posted October 1, 2020 at 07:28 PM Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 at 07:28 PM what about know information/guidance/preference of any individual members (if 'position' is too scary of the word for some). I want to vote out for judicial retention persons who are hostile to 2A so I guess I have to less at various cases taken by 12th circuit court to understand what judges decided.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted October 2, 2020 at 02:27 AM Share Posted October 2, 2020 at 02:27 AM I heard a good ad for cates; but saw sign for her in same yard as signs for bide# and other dems. Makes me nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted October 26, 2020 at 09:31 AM Share Posted October 26, 2020 at 09:31 AM I see a lot of ads recently to get rid of Kilbride (3rd judicial district) from the IL Supreme Court as a Madigan plant. Most of the "interesting" 2A cases go to Federal court, so I had to dig to find any that went to the IL Supreme Court. There are probably a lot of cases I didn't find, but .... People v Brown (2020). Kilbride voted with the non-unanimous majority who found that the White County court did not have to rule the FOID unconstitutional to decide the case (Brown had a single shot 22LR for home defense, but no FOID), so they overturned the ruling of the FOID's unconstitutionality and sent the case back with instructions. People v Webb (2019). Kilbride voted with the unanimous majority who found that the state prohibition on stun guns was unconstitutional. People v Aguilar (2013). Kilbride voted with the non-unanimous majority who found that the (former) state law unconditionally prohibiting carry of a loaded firearm was unconstitutional. (That law got wiped when FCCA passed, I believe.) Illinois v Diggins (2009). Kilbride voted with the unanimous majority who found that an automobile center console was a case for purposes of transporting a firearm. I realize the ads are based on broader issues than 2A. Kilbride does appear to identify as Democratic. Maybe that's enough for the ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted October 26, 2020 at 11:22 AM Share Posted October 26, 2020 at 11:22 AM It's not a source of 2A info, but I think it's worthwhile to look at the Illinois State Bar Association ratings. Ratings are Highly Recommended, Recommended, and Not Recommended. There are also more detailed numerical scores for judges outside Cook County, if you want to dig into it. (Apparently the Chicago Bar Association isn't good with numbers or something.) Outside Cook County, Judy Cates (D), David Overstreet (R), Sarah Smith (D), and Mark Boie (R) are all Highly Recommended. Everyone else was just Recommended or Not Recommended. Cook County Outside Cook County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa Posted October 26, 2020 at 01:59 PM Share Posted October 26, 2020 at 01:59 PM If you want a Madigan puppet , vote for Judy Cates. She is a Democrat , Overstreet is a Republican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm1911 Posted October 26, 2020 at 04:49 PM Share Posted October 26, 2020 at 04:49 PM I would like to know the ISRA stance on Kilbride. He seems to have punted on some Gun cases. He was apparently endorsed by the NRA in 2010 but I have not seen that this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa Posted October 26, 2020 at 09:00 PM Share Posted October 26, 2020 at 09:00 PM If you want a Madigan puppet , vote for Judy Cates. She is a Democrat , Overstreet is a Republican.The Kilbride vote is to retain him, you aren't voting for someone else.You are only voting to retain him or oust him.11 million dollars in a state retain or oust campaign?Something is very wrong with that.Madigans given Kilbride millions in his last two retention elections.That's gotta be bad for us.I would vote for Overstreet but that's downstate.Cates seems very cozy with Madigan. JTHunter asked about downstate . I am downstate also . I was answering his question as I feel about it. Besides , I said nothing about Kilbride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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