{"id":5060926,"date":"2022-05-13T19:13:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T19:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/?p=5060926"},"modified":"2022-05-13T19:13:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T19:13:26","slug":"illn-opinion-claudia-silva-hernandez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/2022\/05\/13\/illn-opinion-claudia-silva-hernandez\/","title":{"rendered":"ILLN Opinion+: Claudia Silva-Hernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this week\u2019s episode of Illinois Latino Opinion+, Claudia Silva-Hernandez, who is running for Cook County Circuit Court Judge, joined to discuss her campaign and why she thinks she should be elected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ILLN Opinion+:Claudia Silva-Hernandez\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6-smPxe_9cU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silva-Hernandez grew up in the south suburbs of Dalton and Flossmoor, areas which both have low Hispanic-Latino populations. She says that growing up, educators thought she didn\u2019t understand English, because she was bilingual and because she was a shy child. It made her feel invisible during her school years, but she says it now motivates her to try to prevent others from feeling that way while they navigate the legal process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo that\u2019s really one of my driving forces for wanting to be a judge is I want to make people feel visible. I know what it\u2019s like to feel marginalized or scared or to feel out of place, and I think a lot of litigants who come to our courtroom these days definitely feel like the cards are stacked up against them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silva-Hernandez\u2019s legal experience includes positions at the Chicago Housing Authority, Will County Public Defender\u2019s, and the Clerk\u2019s Office of the Circuit of Cook County, among others. She says that she\u2019s held each of these roles with the intention of helping others and feels like they\u2019ve all contributed to preparing her for the potential role as Cook County Circuit Court Judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said, \u201cnot only am I Latina, but I\u2019m also someone who cares and someone who always makes it a point to connect with other people, to make people feel seen, to make people feel welcomed, and I think that\u2019s an important key takeaway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silva-Hernandez is a candidate in the primary election, which will be held on June 28, 2022. The general election takes place on November 8, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Resources mentioned in this video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Silva-Hernandez\u2019s campaign website<\/strong>: Silvahernandezforjudge.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Directory<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.cookcountycourt.org\/ABOUT-THE-COURT\/Judges-Information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Silva-Hernandez for Judge on Facebook<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/silvahernandezforjudge?_rdr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this week\u2019s episode of Illinois Latino Opinion+, Claudia Silva-Hernandez, who is running for Cook County Circuit Court Judge, joined 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