Saw something truly amazing this morning while voting.

[frazzled]

6. Good for you!

I live in an extremely blue district, in the center of the City of Chicago. Many downticket races were Democrats running unopposed, and the judges, though their affiliation is not listed, are mostly Democrats. Which doesn't mean they're all good (either in terms of management of their court, judicial demeanor, knowledge of law, etc. That doesn't even include ideology.)

I used a rule of thumb for voting against a judge: if they were "not recommended" by the African American, AA Women's, Hispanic, and/or GLBT Bar Associations, I voted NO. Though it doesn't really matter. Because people don't vote these races, and it takes a certain percentage to kick a judge out, I don't believe a judge has EVER been removed over the past three or four decades.

Sigh. I still do it anyway, just to feel better.