Monique O’Toole is seeking retention as an Illinois 18th Judicial Circuit judge in the November 3, 2026, general election. The official DuPage County sample ballot lists a yes-or-no question on keeping her in office, with no opponent.
Experience and service
On her retention campaign website, O’Toole identifies herself as presiding judge of the Misdemeanor and Traffic Divisions. The site says she joined the bench in 2019.
Her campaign describes earlier work as a DuPage County prosecutor, in healthcare-fraud enforcement at the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, in private practice and in child-support enforcement.
Judicial approach
O’Toole’s campaign emphasizes decisions based on facts and statutes, with a consistent standard for the people who appear in court. It also describes her service as a certified new-judge mentor and support for local legal-aid and bar-foundation work.
The joint ISBA–DuPage County Bar Association advisory poll rates her Recommended for retention. The advisory poll represents participating lawyers’ views.
No submitted Surround Sound Media questionnaire response is recorded for O’Toole.
Responses are based on public data and answers to a Surround Sound Media questionnaire if they were provided.
