Elect Judge
Sanjay Tailor
June 2022
Democrat for Cook County
Circuit Court Judge
9th Judicial Subcircuit

Proven Experience and Integrity
A Circuit Court Leader
Judge Sanjay Tailor in the News
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Illinois Courts Plan a Flexible Future, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 29, 2022
City Must Release Vehicle Ticketing Records, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Feb. 17, 2022
National Adoption Day: Children Find Their Forever Families in Cook County, Fox 32 Chicago News, Nov. 19, 2021 , Fox
How a Fight Over Slot Machines Led State Investigators to Probe Two Illinois Video Gambling Kings. Chicago Tribune, Feb. 4, 2021
Cook County Judge Rejects Attempt to Block Consumer-Fraud Case Against ComEd. WBEZ Chicago, Jan. 22, 2021
Chief Judge Evans Names Three New Acting Presiding Judges of the Criminal, County and Traffic Divisions. Chicago Crusader, Jan. 9, 2021
Firing of Two Officers in Laquan McDonald Case Upheld in Cook County Court. Chicago Tribune, Dec. 2, 2020
Judge Grants TRO in Protection-Orders Case. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Oct. 14, 2020
High Court: CPD Can’t Shred Conduct Files. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, June 18, 2020
Impact of the Pandemic: A Judge's View. CBA Record, May-June 2020
Ambiguity Rules Differ for Insurance Policies, Contracts. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, May 7, 2020
Judge Rejects Chicago Mom’s Request to Reclassify Daughter’s Death “Drug-Induced Homicide.” Chicago Sun-Times, March 10, 2020
Indian Americans are Achieving Historic Representation Across the US Judiciary. Forbes, Oct. 30, 2019
Chicago Trader Awarded $8 Million in Real Estate Debacle. Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 2, 2019
FOIA Suit Brings Order to Release Officer Photos. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Aug. 21, 2019
Judge Rules Agreement Between Keystone Montessori, River Forest “Not Valid” as School Seeks Tax-Exempt Status. Chicago Tribune, April 4, 2019
Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Professor’s PI. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, May 14, 2018
Assessor Berrios Loses Court Fight to Overturn Cook County’s Limits on Campaign Donations. Chicago Tribune, Mar. 13, 2018
Refund Deadline Set in Tech Price-Fixing Case. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Dec. 12, 2017
Home-Sharing Suit Limited, Still Lingering. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Oct. 17, 2017
A Judge Orders CPS to Turn Over Records About Former Principal Troy LaRaviere. Chicago Reader, May 25, 2017
Harvey Parks Commissioner Winner with Felony Convictions Can’t Take Office, Judge Orders. Chicago Tribune, May 15, 2017
Pharma Records Collected by City Not FOIA-Exempt. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 5, 2017
Malpractice Claim Against Law Firm Fails. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Aug. 15, 2016
Implied Home Warranty Rule Nixed if Waived by First Seller. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, May 23, 2016
Never a Dissent on this State Review Board. Chicago Tribune, Dec. 16. 2015
Lawyers in Sanctions Backfire Have History. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Nov. 23, 2015
Of Pirates and Trolls. Chicago Lawyer, Oct. 1, 2015
Malpractice Complaint Against Lawyers Tossed. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 28, 2015
Drugmakers Lose Round in Marketing Suit. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Mar. 4, 2015
Panel Finds No Privilege in Toxic Tort Clash. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Dec. 9, 2014
7th Circuit Enforces Intra-Circuit Venue Rule. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Aug. 26, 2014
It's a Great Time to be a Member of the South Asian American Legal Community. India Abroad, July 25, 2014
How Kennedy Paved a Path for Me. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Nov. 26, 2013
Timeliness Sinks Suburb’s Suit Over Faulty Community Center. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, May 20, 2013
Citadel Loses Court Effort to Pry Trading Info from Jump Trading. Crain’s Chicago Business, Oct. 15, 2012
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BP Wins Fraud Lawsuit Brought by Two Franchisees. Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2012
Local Judge Ties his Heritage to his Profession in Starting Event. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Feb. 9, 2012
Woman Fired for Working During Lunch Wins Court Battle. Chicago Tribune, Jan. 18, 2012
Settlement Could Lead to Big Park for Mexican Neighborhood. WBEZ Chicago, Aug. 12, 2011
South Asian Law Journal May be a First. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 8, 2011
Lawyers Rally to Decry Decline of Democracy in Pakistan. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Nov. 19, 2007
Mass. Ruling Reaches Firm Here: Court. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Jan. 17, 2007
Bit of Help on the Way for Collections Court Litigants. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 27, 2005
Lawyers in the Vanguard on Multiple Levels. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Jan. 10, 2005
Cook County Makes Real Strides in Diversifying Bench. Chicago Lawyer, July 2003
He Looks to Special Needs of Pro Se Litigants. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, June 16, 2003
Attorney Sanjay Tailor in the News
Morgan Stanley Nears Settlement In Illinois Yield-Burning Case. The Bond Buyer, Jan. 28, 2003
Standing as a Shield Against Domestic Violence. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 26, 2002
High Court to Rule on Qui Tam Question. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 1, 2002
Challenge to Public Defender’s Practice of Filing Anders Briefs in Appellate Court Dismissed. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 27, 2001
Elite Defense Team Gets Big Win For County Hospital. Jurors Reject $80 Million Demand in Decade-Long Medical Malpractice Case. American Lawyer, March 27, 2000
Judge Dismisses County Sales Tax Suit. Chicago Tribune, Dec. 11, 1998
Bank One Targeted In Court. Liable For Dixmoor Bonds: Prosecution. Daily Southtown, Aug. 27, 1998
Editorial – System Finally Works. Rogue Government Dissolved In Dixmoor. Daily Southtown, March 6, 1998 (“Others who have earned public gratitude include . . . Sanjay Tailor . . ., who handled the lawsuits that led to the dissolution”)
Justice, Finally, for Dixmoor. Daily Southtown, March 5, 1998
Dixmoor’s Park District Is No More. Chicago Tribune, March 5, 1998
Court Order Dissolves Troubled Park District. Chicago Sun-Times, March 5, 1998
Park District Bonds At Center Of Legal Woes. Reuters, March 4, 1998
Dixmoor Plague has Antidote in State Law. Daily Southtown, Feb. 1998 (“Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Sanjay Tailor, in an emotional and effective closing argument for the state, called the park district a ‘plague’ on the people.”)
Big Onion Awards. Tricky Dixmoor. Chicago Magazine, Feb. 1998
Court Reins In Park District. Village Tot Lot Mess Has No Rival In State History. Daily Southtown, Aug. 29, 1997
Scandal Deepening Over Parks In Dixmoor. Tiny District Missing Cars, Funds, Badges. Chicago Tribune, Aug. 8, 1997