Eleven candidates have applied for the circuit judgeship vacancy created by the retirement of Cynthia M. Raccuglia.

The seat will be filled by appointment and the application period ended Monday. A spokesman for the Illinois Supreme Court said Tuesday that Justice Mary K. O’Brien is putting together a screening committee to review the 11 applications and make a recommendation to the Supreme Court.

There will be more information once the committee is in place, the spokesman said. A bar poll - that is, a survey of the candidates by local attorneys - is not anticipated at this time, the spokesman said.