Cook County Circuit Court Judge Teresa Molina-Gonzalez will appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot in a nonpartisan retention vote.
Molina-Gonzalez is assigned to the Fourth Municipal District in Maywood. She is the first Puerto Rican judge to hold a countywide judicial seat in Cook County, according to her Wikipedia page.
Candidate information
- Office sought: Illinois Circuit Court Judge, Cook County Circuit (retention)
- Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Current assignment: Fourth Municipal District, Maywood
Experience and public service
Molina-Gonzalez worked as a prosecutor in Cook County before she was appointed to the circuit court bench in July 2019, according to the same page. She won election to the seat in 2020.
Molina-Gonzalez is from Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Chicago after law school, she said in an Illinois Courts profile celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. She earned a bachelor's degree from Ashland University, where she said she majored in criminal justice and sociology. She received her juris doctor from Ohio State University's Michael E. Moritz College of Law in 2001.
Molina-Gonzalez did not submit issue responses or endorsement information for this profile. This profile will be updated if that information becomes available.
