Jonathan Clark Green
Judge up for retention, on the Chicago ballot November 3, 2026. Incumbent.
Circuit Court of Cook County
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Elected from the 8th Subcircuit in 2020; serves in the Law Division after an assignment in the Domestic Violence Division. Injustice Watch reports that he was a senior attorney and supervisor in the Chicago Law Department when the department was criticized for improperly withholding evidence of police abuse in lawsuits, and that its research found no instance in which he was individually accused in court of withholding evidence. He declined to comment on his work there. A judge stays on the bench with a yes from 60 percent of voters.
Background
Senior counsel and supervisor in the City of Chicago Law Department, defending police officers and the city in misconduct and civil rights lawsuits (2003-2020); private practice (1997-2003, 1986-1991); Illinois assistant attorney general, mainly representing state police and corrections officers, with a year off for a master's in international and comparative law from Georgetown University (1991-1997). Law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent (1986).
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