Judicial jeopardy. In a once-rare diversion from its historic blanket backing of all Cook County judges seeking retention, the county Democratic Party is declining to endorse two. ■Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown: “It sure does” look like retaliation in one of those two cases … ■ … although that judge has been under a shadow since the revelation of his membership in an investment club with an indicted Chicago alderman (Sept. 11 link). ■ The other blackballee is under investigation on charges of sexual harassment. ■ Bewildered by all those judges’ names on the ballot? Check VoteforJudges.org, which lists all the candidates’ bar association ratings. (Not populated at Square’s email deadline, but results were to be ready before the end of the day.)