Carrie E. Hamilton

Democratic Party

Cook County Circuit Court 12th Subcircuit

Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

11

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Carrie E. Hamilton (Democratic Party) (formerly Carrie H. Sussman) is a judge for the 12th Subcircuit of theCook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She assumed office in 2015. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.

Hamilton (formerly Carrie H. Sussman) ran for re-election for the 12th Subcircuit judge of theCook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She won in the retention election onNovember 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

2016

See also:Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Illinois held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. IncumbentCarrie E. Hamilton defeatedDavid Studenroth in the Illinois Cook County Twelfth Subcircuit Court general election.

Cook County Twelfth Subcircuit Court, Tristano Vacancy, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carrie E. HamiltonIncumbent	51.70%	71,759
	Republican	David Studenroth	48.30%	67,050
Total Votes				138,809
Source:Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed April 10, 2017

See also:Illinois local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.^[1] IncumbentCarrie E. Hamilton ran unopposed in the Illinois Cook County Twelfth Subcircuit Court Democratic Primary.^[2]

Cook County Twelfth Subcircuit Court, Tristano Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carrie E. HamiltonIncumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	37,138
Total Votes		37,138
Source:Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016

Selection method

See also:Partisan elections

There are513 judges on theIllinois Circuit Court, each elected inpartisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisanretention elections.^[3]

Thechief 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 by391 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 byIllinois 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 inIllinois.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Carrie E. Hamilton did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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