John G. Mulroe (born July 21, 1959) is a judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County and lawyer from Chicago, Illinois.

[11] The other candidates collected 57.5% of the total; Tom Ryan had 24.5%, Mary Sendra Anselmo had 22.3% and Wanda Majcher finished with 10.7%.

[11] DeLeo chose to leave office in August 2010 and Democratic candidate John G. Mulroe was appointed to complete the remainder of his term.

[12] Prior to his appointment to office, Mulroe's primary victory set up a general election contest with Chicago's only Republican alderman, Brian Doherty.

[10] During the primary election Mulroe received the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune's editorial board over the three other Democratic candidates.

[19] In his professional life Mulroe spent six years as an assistant state's attorney and more than a decade in private practice.