Joy Cunningham is a judge for the 1st District of the Illinois Supreme Court. She assumed office on December 1, 2022. Her current term ends on December 4, 2034. Cunningham ran for re-election for the 1st District judge of the Illinois Supreme Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024. Cunningham first became a member of the court by appointment. Members of the court appointed her in September 2022.