Cook County Circuit Court Judge Eileen Marie O'Connor is on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot for a retention vote. The nonpartisan race asks voters whether to keep O'Connor on the bench.
O'Connor won election to the 6th Subcircuit's Pantle vacancy in 2020. She earned a bachelor's degree in finance and business from the University of Illinois in 2002 and a juris doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2006.
Before joining the bench, O'Connor worked as an associate at First American Bank from 2002 to 2003, according to her BallotReady profile. She then practiced law as an associate at Ambrose & Cushing, P.C. from 2006 to 2007 and as an attorney at Michael E. Sweeney & Associates, LLC from 2006 to 2009. She was a partner at O'Connor Law Group, LLC from 2010 to 2020.
Endorsements
The Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Council of Lawyers, and Illinois State Bar Association rated O'Connor "Qualified" or higher for the Pantle vacancy in the November 2020 general election, according to WTTW News.
All three bar associations also gave her "Qualified" or higher ratings for the March 2020 Democratic primary, WTTW News reported.
The Park Ridge Wire has not received issue-response questionnaire answers from this candidate. This profile will be updated if responses become available.
