Elizabeth Anne Walsh

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 2020; serves in the Law Division's motion section, handling pretrial filings in civil cases seeking more than $30,000. A judge stays on the bench with a yes from 60 percent of voters.

Background

Attorney at a corporate law and insurance defense firm affiliated with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (2007-2020); associate at an Arlington Heights firm defending personal injury actions (2006-2007). Law degree from UIC Law (formerly John Marshall Law School) (2006).

Compiled from public sources:

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

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