Virtual Candidate Forum For Supreme, Appellate Court Coming Up

Press release from Batavia Chamber of Commerce:

BATAVIA, IL – A coalition of Northern Illinois chapters of the League of Women Voters is hosting a Candidate Forum on May 17th focused on IL Supreme Court and IL Appellate Court judge seats in the 2nd District.

The 2nd Judicial District is comprised of DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and McHenry Counties. The virtual forum will be conducted on Zoom at 7 p.m. May 17. The public can register to attend the virtual event at the following link: Judicial Candidate Forum Registration.

The event will kick off with a special pre-recorded message from Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke. Invitations were extended to IL Supreme Court Democrat judicial candidates Rene Cruz, Elizabeth “Liz” Rochford, and Nancy Rodkin Rotering and Republican judicial candidates Mark Curran Jr., Susann Hutchinson, John Noverini, and Daniel B. Shanes. Invitations were also sent to IL Appellate Court Democrat judicial candidates Michael Cortina, Chris Kennedy, and Erin Cartwright Weinstein.

Candidates who are selected by voters in the June 28th General Primary will appear on the General Election ballot on November 8th, 2022. Members of the public who register in advance will have the opportunity to submit questions for possible inclusion.

According to organizers, “The League of Women Voters is a more than century’s old non-partisan grass-roots political organization. The League is your go-to organization for complete voter education, including candidate information and voter registration and voting information.”

This press release was produced by Batavia Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.