Judge Antonietti faces retention vote in Cook County

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Erin Haggerty Antonietti faces a retention vote Tuesday, Nov. 3 in the Illinois General Election.

Antonietti serves in the 3rd Subcircuit. The nonpartisan retention question asks voters to mark "yes" or "no" on whether she remains on the bench. She is certified for the ballot.

Candidate information

• Office: Illinois Circuit Court Judge, Cook County Circuit, 3rd Subcircuit
• Election date: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
• Education: Bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University; juris doctor from DePaul University (1991)

Experience and public service

The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Antonietti to the bench, and voters then elected her to her current six-year term, according to the Committee for Retention of Judges. She has served in the 3rd Subcircuit since 2019, according to BallotReady.

Before joining the bench, Antonietti spent twenty-eight years in legal practice, according to the committee. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Prairie State College.

Antonietti is a member of the Illinois Judges Association, the South Suburban Bar Association and the Brehon Judges Association. She serves on the South Suburban College Law and Paralegal Studies Advisory Board and volunteers with the Missionaries of Charity soup kitchen and Special Olympics, according to the committee.

This profile was built from publicly available candidate information reviewed by Park Ridge Wire editors, including data from the Committee for Retention of Judges and BallotReady. No candidate questionnaire responses were available at the time of publication.