Cook County Circuit Court Judge Erin Haggerty Antonietti will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot for a retention vote.

Antonietti serves in the 3rd Subcircuit of the Cook County Circuit Court. In a retention election, voters across Cook County decide "yes" or "no" on whether a sitting judge stays in office. No opposing candidate appears on the ballot. North Shore residents will see the question on their general election ballots.

The Illinois Supreme Court initially appointed Antonietti, according to the Committee for Retention of Judges. Voters then elected her to her current six-year term. She has served since 2019, according to BallotReady.

Candidate information

  • Office sought: Illinois Circuit Court Judge, Cook County Circuit (retention)
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Education: juris doctor, DePaul University (1991); bachelor's degree, Notre Dame University

Experience and public service

Antonietti practiced law for twenty-eight years before joining the bench, according to the Committee for Retention of Judges. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Prairie State College, according to BallotReady.

She volunteers with the Missionaries of Charity soup kitchen and Special Olympics. She sits on the South Suburban College Law and Paralegal Studies Advisory Board and holds memberships in the Illinois Judges Association, the South Suburban Bar Association and the Brehon Judges Association.

On the issues

No issue responses from Antonietti were available for this profile.

Candidate information is drawn from the Committee for Retention of Judges and BallotReady. North Shore Weekly did not interview the candidate for this article.