The Retention Committee is dedicated to assessing sitting judges who are up for retention. Together they evaluate the performance of judges and if or not they have performed in the best interest of justice and best legal decisions. The committee makes recommendations on whether or not judges should be retained and supported.
Chair: Howard Brookins, Jr.
21st Ward
21st Ward
Vice Chair: Mary Beth Canty
Wheeling Township
Wheeling Township
Committee Members
| Ward/Township | Committeeperson |
| 2 | Egan |
| 4 | Preckwinkle |
| 5 | Hairston |
| 6 | Sims |
| 8 | Harris |
| 10 | Chico |
| 20 | Hunter |
| 21 | Brookins |
| 22 | Rodriguez |
| 26 | Fuentes |
| 34 | Conway |
| 35 | Rosa |
| 38 | Martwick |
| 39 | Villivalam |
| 40 | O’Keefe |
| 47 | Rosenfeld |
| Barrington | Steffen |
| Hanover | Barriga-Green |
| Lemont | Stark |
| Leyden | Pedersen |
| New Trier | Hanley |
| Northfield | Katz-Muhl |
| Oak Park | Harmon |
| Proviso | Welch |
| Rich | Jordan |
| River Forest | Adduci |
| Riverside | Zalewski |
| Schaumburg | Cudzik |
| Stickney | Cainkar |
| Wheeling | Canty |
