Bridget Anne Mitchell

Judge up for retention, on the Chicago ballot November 3, 2026. Incumbent.

Circuit Court of Cook County

Ratings

• Chicago Bar Association: Qualified
• Illinois State Bar Association: Yes

Record

Elected to the Circuit Court in 2014; serves in the Law Division, presiding over civil bench and jury trials, after earlier handling foreclosures in the Chancery Division. Injustice Watch reports that she is the sister of Illinois Appellate Court Judge Raymond W. Mitchell. A judge stays on the bench with a yes from 60 percent of voters.

Background

Solo practitioner and attorney at several local firms in tort defense, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases (1981-2014). Law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent (1981).

Compiled from public sources:

• cboeprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net
• 2026retention.injusticewatch.org

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