Retain Judge Marubio?

ISBA:

Judge Marubio was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1997. In 2016 she was appointed as an associate judge assigned to the Pretrial Division at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse. She was elected to the circuit court in 2020. Immediately prior to her appointment, she served as an administrative law judge for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. She has written on legal topics and was an adjunct professor at DePaul College of Law. She is a past president of the Alliance of Illinois Judges and received their Outstanding Leadership Award in 2021; additional she was named the LAGBAC recipient of the Chicago Bar Association Vanguard Award in 2023. In January 2026, she was named the Presiding Judge of the 2nd Municipal District (Skokie); she also is the Deputy Chief Judge of First Appearance Court. She was first assigned to the Pretrial Division in 2017, after first sitting in Traffic and Domestic Relations.

Attorneys commented favorably on her legal knowledge and ability, her preparedness, her fairness and her sensitivity. ISBA recommends Judge Mary Catherine Marubio be retained to the Circuit Court of Cook County.