29,357 votes, 55.4% of the total, topping Doherty's 23,611 votes, 44.6% of the total votes cast. Judicial career Mulroe was recommended by Mary Jane Theis and appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the judicial vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Thomas R. Allen in Circuit Court of Cook County's 10th Subcircuit. The subcircuit includes all or parts of Harwood Heights, Norridge, Glenview, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Morton Grove, Niles, and the Chicago neighborhoods of Edison Park, Norwood Park, Jefferson Park, and Forest Glen. The appointment is effective June 21, 2019 and will conclude December 7, 2020, when the position will be filled by the November 2020 General Election. Electoral history Personal life Mulroe is a 1977 graduate of St. Patrick High School in Chicago. He has been married to his wife Margaret for more than two decades and they have four children together. He graduated from Loyola University with a BBA in accounting and attended Loyola University Law School where he earned his Juris Doctor. In his professional life Mulroe spent six years as an assistant state's attorney and more than a decade in private practice. References External links Senator John G. Mulroe legislative website John G. Mulroe for Senate campaign website Biography, bills and committees at the 98th Illinois General Assembly By session: 98th, 97th, 96th Senator John Mulroe at Illinois Senate Democrats Lawyers from Chicago Politicians from Chicago Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumni Living people Democratic Party Illinois state senators 1959 births 21st-century American politicians Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County