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Teresa Molina-Gonzalez

Circuit Court Judge, Cook County

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Overview

Teresa Molina-Gonzalez has served on the Cook County Circuit Court since 2019 and is assigned to Maywood.1 Before becoming a judge, she was a Cook County prosecutor and chief of real estate prosecutions for the state.1 In 2025, she released Lawrence Reed on electronic monitoring after a prosecutor said he should be held in jail; prosecutors later charged him with setting a woman on fire on a CTA train.2

Campaign money

Not found in public sources as of Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

Endorsements and bar evaluations

  • Chicago Federation of Labor3Union

Yes means the group recommends keeping the judge in office.

  • Chicago Bar Association: “Qualified”4
  • Chicago Council of Lawyers: “Qualified”5
  • Illinois State Bar Association: “Yes”1
  • Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening: 9 of 10 other member groups said “Yes”, 1 said “No”.6 1 other member group published no rating. Each group’s rating (PDF)

Sources

  1. Cook County Judicial Evaluations - Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association. Viewed Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
  2. Two Cook County judges' rulings allowed CTA arson attacker to be free, Legal Newsline. Viewed Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
  3. NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSED CANDIDATES, Chicago Federation of Labor. Viewed Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
  4. Vote Smart: CBA Judicial Voter's Guide, General Election, November 3, 2026, Chicago Bar Association. Viewed Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
  5. Evaluation Report: Judges on the Ballot in the November 3, 2026 General Election, Chicago Council of Lawyers. Viewed Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
  6. Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening, 2026 General Election ratings, Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening. Viewed Tuesday, October 6, 2026.