Russell Hartigan
Russell Hartigan (Democratic Party) (also known as Russ) was a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office in 2010. He left office on January 17, 2017.
Hartigan (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
Education
Hartigan received his undergraduate degree from DePaul University and his J.D. degree from The John Marshall Law School. He was admitted to the Bar in 1976.[1][2]
Career
Hartigan is a former private practice attorney. Prior to joining the court, Hartigan served as Lyons Township supervisor from 2008 to 2010.[1][3]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Debjani Desai is running in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Debjani Desai (D) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent Debjani Desai defeated Russell Hartigan in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debjani Desai | 65.4 | 300,711 |
| Russell Hartigan | 34.6 | 158,774 | |
| Total votes: 459,485 | |||
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2022
See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Debra B. Walker won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra B. Walker (D) | 100.0 | 1,082,856 |
| Total votes: 1,082,856 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
Debra B. Walker defeated Dominique C. Ross and Russell Hartigan in the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra B. Walker | 44.8 | 204,270 |
| Dominique C. Ross | 34.3 | 156,240 | |
| Russell Hartigan | 20.9 | 95,243 | |
| Total votes: 455,753 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Maura McMahon Zeller won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maura McMahon Zeller (D) | 100.0 | 1,414,518 |
| Total votes: 1,414,518 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Maura McMahon Zeller defeated Deidre Baumann and Russell Hartigan in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maura McMahon Zeller | 37.1 | 266,359 |
| Deidre Baumann | 32.1 | 230,907 | |
| Russell Hartigan | 30.6 | 219,635 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,744 | ||
| Total votes: 718,645 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2012
Hartigan was elected without opposition on Nov. 6, 2012, to replace retired Judge John Moran. Hartigan was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, receiving 100 percent of the vote.[4][5]
- See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Russell Hartigan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Russell Hartigan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Russell Hartigan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Illinois State Bar Association: Judicial Candidates Seeking to Fill Judicial Vacancies 2012 Scroll to p.6
- ↑ Martindale, "Russell W. Hartigan"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedrbland - ↑ Illinois Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 Official Vote Scroll to p.127
- ↑ Cook County Clerk: Cook County Unofficial Primary Election Results, March 20, 2012 (as of 9:00AM, 3/21/12) Scroll to p.17
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois
