From former McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan, who is running for the GOP nomination for Circuit Court Judge in Subdistrict 3 (see map below).
Campaign Kick-Off
My career has been dedicated to the pursuit of justice.
Having representd clients on both sides of the courtroom, I understand the lasting impacts the Court’s decisions have on litigants and their families.
Running a courtoom requires someone who has the ability to llisten, the patience to attend to details and the compassion to help those who are oftentimes dealing with life-altering emotional issues.
My experience and success handling high level criminal and civil matters give me the knowledge and judgment to be ready to make the important daily decisions of a Circuit Court Judge.
I am running because McHenry County needs judges with experience, intelligence, the right temperament and the intestinal fortitude to get things done fairly, consistently and efficiently.
I pride myself on being able to listen to both sides fairly and to think carefully before speaking and making decisions.
The conduct and manner of a judge should promote public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary without regard to a person’s race, gender, or other personal characteristics.
A judge should treat every person fairly and respect.
If elected, I will ensure this occurs in my courtroom
One of the most important components of my campaign is obtaining enough petition sidgnatures to have my name appear on the ballot.
Under Illinos law, I am required to turn in 500 valid signatures from voters living within the boundaries of the Third sub-circuit.
Howcver, it is customary to turn in twice as many signatures as the law requires.
This helps to ensure a few important factors:
- first, my name is allowed on the ballot in March
- second, the more signatures submitted the less likely an opponent is to challenge my petitions; and
- third, in this instance more signatures just puts me in a better position when we go down to Spingfield to file my petitions.
I NEED YOU!!!
Please consider joining me on Sunday, September 22 to gather signatures.
We will meet at 11:00 AM at Tony V Pizza 6506 Silver Lake Rd, Cary, IL 60013.
We will pass out petitions and walking list.
Once we are done we will meet back at the Pizza Place for Pizza.
I will have notary’s available to notarize the signed petitions.
Please can you spare a few hours to help continue make my dream of serving as a judge a reality?
I know I would not have made it this far without your friendship and support and I am truly humbled and grateful!
Kindly RSVP directly to me at votemm2@gmail.com and let’s hope the weather cooperates!
Seriously, you embarrassed all that had voted for you for McHenry County Clerk.
You continuously made poor decisions, and failed to conduct yourself in the knowledge of operating an official position.
Perennial Cook County Hack.
I hope her opponent wins by a landslide.
A plague upon the houses of all who help her.
“A judge should tread every person fairly and respect.”
In addition to all her many flaws, she doesn’t know how to spell check or is she really going to “tread on people.”
What an embarrassment she would be, to herself and the county.
No, Heinrich, she really means “tread.”
Don’t forget that she IS from Chicago.
LOL most likely you are an old employee using several stage names that could not cut it.
Nevertheless, Mary did a fine job in the clerks office and she will make a terrific judge.
Can’t wait to help her.
Mary brings a balance to the table that goes unmatched.
Cal like always made a typo it is “treat” not tread.
We all know Cal can not spell
Her husband must need a job as a bailiff.
Go MARY Go we support you can’t wait to help you.
We support Mary she has proven herself she has talent and skill which leads to achievement.
We worked side by side with Mary and there is no one I would rather work with than her.
Eric your a punk!
It takes a lot of balls to post against a candidate from your mothers basement in a fake name.
Why don’t you grow a pair and show the rest of us your not afraid to say it in your real name.
And same for you billy bob, that’s some pretty scary crap you write, care to back it up?
She’s the worst Make-A-Wish Foundation story ever.
I know her husband. She made him stop bowling because it was ‘low class.’
The typos are mine, not McClellan’s.
When I tried to copy and paste her press release, part came out boldface, which I could not fix.
Just when you think the political arena couldn’t get worse…this comes along
Just read the comments we have fake names accusing others of using fake names
they must be Democrats
Here are the March 20, 2018 Republican primary results for McHenry County Circuit Court Judge (22nd Circuit).
24,171 votes in all 212 precincts.
candidate – votes – percentage
Robert Wilbrandt – 8,928 – 36.94%
Demetri Ptsilimigras – 7,335 – 30.355
Mary E McClellan – 6,091 – 25.20%
Ray Flavin – 1,817 – 7.52%
http://www.mchenrycountyil.gov/county-government/departments-a-i/county-clerk/election-canvass-reports
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There were no Democrat candidates for Judge of the Circuit Court, 22nd Judicial District in the March 20, 2018 primary election.
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This was for the office of Circuit Court judge, as opposed to an Associate Judge.
Circuit Court judges are elected to six year terms, whereas Associate Judges are appointed to four year terms.
If a judge is appointed to complete a term, they serve less than the aforementioned six or four year terms.
If there is a Circuit Court Judge vacancy due to retirement, for example, an Associate Judge can be appointed to fill a Circuit Court Judge position.
Robert Wilbrandt was appointed as an Associate Judge in 2006, and reappointed in 2007, 2011 and 2015.
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The terms of Supreme Court Judges and Appellate Court Judges are both ten years.
Having dealt personally with her inept handling of repeated voting problems, I wouldn’t endorse or vote for her for dog-catcher. She did a terrible job as clerk and had a nasty attitude when it was pointed out to her.
LT sounds like you are just a sore looser and want to blame the clerk for your inadequate ability to get elected. MARY did a fine job as clerk and I know I worked beside her and with her on elections. You have to be able to back what you are saying rather than just saying such a broad statement. Mary will make a fine judge can’t wait to help her out.
How much did her opponent pay you to come up with that garbage?
Nobody or anybody cares what you say so why don’t you just suck it up buttercup, lol
I’m all in for Mary being a McHenry County judge, she’s just what we need since she’s not the establishment.
She’s anything but status quo and that’s what makes her perfect for the job.
IDK if Judge Hansen has ever run for office before.
I hope he finds a competent person to run his campaign
It would be an absolute travesty if he allowed MM to somehow sneak past him because he didn’t take the race seriously enough.
The Dems would be wise to field a good candidate for this office, because if the unthinkable were to happen, many Republicans would be willing to cross the aisle to vote against MM.
I served as an election Judge and MARY was available to answer questions or concerns of voting issues.
She was always pleasant and never minded even when i called her last election when Joe Tirio was screening up things she helped me and I did not even realize I had called her cell.
She graciously helped me and that is how she always was when ever there was a need or concern.
MARY has my vote.
Mary is a thief and a liar.
I know this first hand working with her at the County.
She has done so very many deceitful things that it’s embarrassing.
She has pulled every trick in the book to bleed the taxpayers.
Mostly through her husband, whom ironically she does not share his name.
Don’t believe me? Just wait!
The truth will become very evident shortly.
Oh and ‘County Employee’ is either Mary herself, or one of the two employees whom she convinced to lie for her about her husband being at work when he was not.
They are very young and Mary promised them better jobs and pay when she allegedly becomes a Judge.
Truth hurts – and will eventually come out.
Won’t it Mary?
McHenry County needs judges with experience, intelligence, the right temperament and the intestinal fortitude to get things done fairly, consistently and efficiently.
BUT Mary is NOT the one!!! making many bad decisions as County Clerk.
Mailing out hate mail.
She is a joke, McHenry county can NOT afford any more of her Bad JUDGEment calls, She took over the best run office and made a mess of it.
Then hired her IDIOT hubby…
@ Stand4truth
Eric is my real name and I do have stones lunchmeat.
So, you are stating that your real name is Stand4truth?
Lunchmeat, you must be the husband of this piece of work, because you are just as much of a buffoon then the want-to-be Judge.
So she’s running against Hansen in the primary?
What about Gervais and that other guy?
Are they different subcircuits?
What are all the judicial contests in McHenry County next year and who has announced they are running for each one?
Gervais is running countywide. No opponent yet.
Gerhardt is running in Subcirtuit 2 (CL % LITH). No opponent yet.
Remember that the Dem attorney at the County Faid said Dem women will be running against the three appointed judges.
Recipient of only a pathetic 10% rating from her peers!
I hope the truth comes forth outlining her career as a screw-up, fraud and overall bad actor.
Nunya there are things called libel and slander and your accusations we know are false against Ms McClellan.
So I suggest you stop making up things that might get you into trouble.
Keep it clean and let the candidates run on their merit.
Attacking her husband is childish.
This race is about her abilities as a Judge.
This is simply in poor taste to attack someone’s family.
Franks must need a judge who is already compromised.
Enter this candidate!
Seeing she filed for bankruptcy he’s the only one low enough to finance her.
Barettababy, it isn’t slander if it is the truth!
And it is!
In the context of running for judge, being a helpful county clerk for election judges just isn’t that relevant (at least to me).
What sort of legal expertise does Mary have?
What sort of law did she practice?
Where at?
For how long?
Was she successful?
How long has it been since she practiced?
County clerk and judge is really apples to oranges.
Eric, I guess we know who ‘stand4truth’ is.
Nobody would be so emotional or invested in this other than the queen of mean’ herself!
We know SHE’s the one ‘who couldn’t cut it’ and you gotta love someone using a moniker criticizing someone else doing the same!!!!
We don’t need a candidate for Judge who demands people ‘do as I say, not as I do!’
Mary McClellan is a bad news cubed.
“As a result of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
having paid the entire sanctions judgment, McClellan has no
standing to challenge the monetary sanction. But the sanctions order contains detailed findings of professional misconduct by her, findings likely to inflict a significant reputational injury having adverse financial consequences for her.
Such an injury, inflicted in a formal judicial order, can be serious enough to make the order appealable. Were the order
false, it would be akin to a defamatory accusation.”
http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2016/D05-23/C:15-2752:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1758316:S:0
Oathkeeper – that is just the beginning of what is to come.
She is overconfident, but sloppy at the same time.
She thinks no one is paying attention, but we are!
Yes we are.
McClellan was sanctioned and fined $35,000 by the federal appellate court for lying to the court and she screwed up 2 elections as county clerk.
While she was still on the county payroll as clerk, she was doing side work as a lawyer.
How do her fans get past these facts.
Her fans?
LOL, you mean the positive commenters that are all coming from the same IP address?
Bankrupt candidate in more ways than one!
Stand4 can’t spell worth a darn.