Lewis v. Dunne

On December 29, 1975, the Cook County Officers Electoral Board entered an order sustaining certain objections to the nominating papers of petitioner, Melvin B. Lewis, who sought nomination in the March 16, 1976, primary election as the Democratic candidate for the office of judge of the Appellate Court, First Judicial District, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Robert E. English. While review of that decision was pending in the circuit court of Cook County (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 46, par. 10 — 10.1), petitioner was granted leave to file an original action in…