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One candidate is tracked for Judge of the Circuit Court, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Fifth Subcircuit on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Erin O'Brien. Candidate information follows official Will County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Barbara N. Petrungaro; no Democratic candidate filed, per the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified general election list for Will County.
Republican
Erin O'Brien is an attorney who opened her Joliet law firm in 2008 and has conducted more than 700 court-appointed and voluntary mediations, per her campaign site. She is a past president of the Will County Bar Association and has argued before the Third District Appellate Court of Illinois.
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