I'd be interested to hear someone explain the apparent continuing popularity of Tim Little.

In my opinion, what one must look for in a judge, above all esle, is the ability to come at every case from a non-biased point of view from its inception, and the ability to sincerely communicate to the parties that they are not prejudiced as soon as they step into the courtroom.  

Frankly, all of these candidates have the experience necessary to become a district court judge, especially in the Wild West jurisdiction that is Lake and Cook Counties.  What very few of them have is the ability to honestly say that they are not working for, or at least not influenced by, some special interest.  

Among these candidates, the one who stands out as most qualified, least influenced (and capable of being influenced), most affable, and least glitzy, is Juhl Halvorson.  In contrast to some of the other candidates, he practices in areas of the law which require him to actually see the inside of a courtroom several times each month.  

In contrast to the other candidates, Juhl has not sought any endorsements.  Conrow has the Republican nod, Cuzzo is endorsed by certain Labor organizations, and most, if not all of the others have sought some sort of endorsement.  

Juhl helps people through some of the most difficult problems any of us could imagine facing.  He does not gouge his clients.  He does not work on a contingency fee basis.  As some of the other candidates do, he volunteers his time to worthy organizations.  Above all else, he is ethical to a fault.  In my opinion, few of the other candidates share the same focus on ethics.  

Make up your own mind, but please vote on August 10. This decision is pretty important, since in all likelihood this next judge that will sit on the bench for the next 20 or so years.

I've been surprised by the number of Tim Little yard signs, not to mention Jeff Anderson and Sharla Gardner's letters to the DNT.

The original post highlighted something very important that I haven't seen anyone talk about, this judge will sit and hear cases in Lake and Cook Counties and the people appearing before him will be from Lake or Cook County but voters from St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, and Cook Counties will decide this election.  It seems important that the person who is elected as judge for this seat have some real ties to Lake and Cook County.  Only two of the candidates have any real ties to either; Russ Conrow and Tim Costley.  The fact that the other candidates have been to these courthouses over the course of their careers is no substitute for living and working with the people whose lives you will be affecting.  I'm just sayin.

I have had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Cuzzo and Mr. Conrow while they were out and about. They both seemed qualified to hold a judicial position. I guess Tim Little carries some baggage with him but I would think he is enough of a professional to check it at the office door. My big thing for electing a judge is they have a mind to incarcerate violent offenders. I am all for rehabilitation and therapy for people in prison but violent people must be removed from society and punished.