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: Eamon Kelly
Evanston Township
Evanston Township
Vice Chair: Mattie Hunter
20th Ward
20th Ward
Committee Members
| Ward or | Committeeperson |
| Township | Name |
| 4 | Toni Preckwinkle |
| 5 | Leslie Hairston |
| 6 | Roderick T. Sawyer |
| 12 | George Cardenas |
| 20 | Mattie Hunter |
| 21 | Howard Brookins, Jr. |
| 22 | Mike Rodriguez |
| 29 | Chris Taliaferro |
| 35 | Carlos Rosa |
| 38 | Robert F. Martwick, Jr. |
| 41 | Joe Cook |
| 43 | Lucy Moog |
| 47 | Paul Rosenfeld |
| Barrington | Robert Steffen |
| Evanston | Eamon Kelly |
| Lemont | Kevin Ameriks |
| Leyden | Barrett F. Pedersen |
| New Trier | Dean Maragos |
| Northfield | Tracy Katz-Muhl |
| Oak Park | Don Harmon |
| Proviso | Karen Yarbrough |
| Rich | Calvin Jordan |
| Schaumburg | Mike Cudzik |
