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Criminal case reversal record: As trial court judges, McHaney 8, Vaughan 4
MOUNT VERNON – While Fifth District Appellate Court candidates Michael McHaney and Barry Vaughan presided as circuit judges from 2011 to 2018, McHaney was reversed in eight criminal cases and Vaughan four. -
Kolker’s criminal contempt order against J&J VP in ’21 talcum powder trial reversed at Fifth District
MOUNT VERNON - St. Clair County Circuit Judge Christopher Kolker improperly branded Johnson & Johnson vice president Susan Nicholson as a criminal and fined her $500 without due process, according to Fifth District appellate judges. -
Appeals court record of Fifth District candidates: McHaney 25 reversals to Vaughan’s nine
MOUNT VERNON – In ten years when Fifth District appellate court candidates Michael McHaney and Barry Vaughan presided as circuit judges, the appellate court reversed McHaney 25 times and Vaughan nine times. -
Fifth District reverses $3.14 million verdict against Union Pacific over plaintiff's counsel 'blatant disregard' of court instruction
Union Pacific Railroad was denied a fair trial in St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf's court because of plaintiff counsel's "inflammatory and improper" closing argument, the Fifth District Appellate Court ruled April 28. -
Vaughan files petitions for Fifth District Appellate Court
Fifth District Appellate Court Justice Barry Vaughan submitted more than 2,500 signature petitions with the Illinois State Board of Elections this morning to maintain his role serving central and southern Illinois residents on the court. -
Appellate judges reverse Katz in Ameren journeyman’s work comp claim
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Associate Judge Julie Katz improperly awarded lifetime benefits to Ameren Illinois journeyman Ricky Duncan of Waterloo, workers’ compensation judges ruled on Dec. 6. -
Vaughan formally announces campaign for Fifth District Appellate Court
Fifth District Appellate Court Justice Barry Vaughan formally announced his candidacy to retain his seat on the Court, vowing to "keep liberal Chicago politics out of our courtrooms." -
Sandberg Phoenix, attorneys appeal Fifth District’s punitive damages ruling to Illinois Supreme Court
A St. Louis law firm and two attorneys are petitioning the Illinois Supreme Court to review the Fifth District Appellate Court’s ruling that punitive damages are recoverable in legal malpractice cases. -
Zoom is fine for due process in parental rights determination, Fifth District rules
MOUNT VERNON – Hearings on Zoom provide due process, Fifth District appellate judges Judy Cates and Thomas Welch ruled on July 26. -
Three running as Republicans for Overstreet's seat at the Fifth District
Greenville attorney Tom DeVore has announced he will seek a seat on the Fifth District Appellate Court in the 2022 general election. -
Fifth District grants extension of time in VAC's $1 million funding dispute
The Fifth District Appellate Court gave Bradley Lavite, Superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Madison County, until June 1 to file a reply brief in his appeal involving a $1 million funding dispute. -
Fifth District finds judge improperly ordered Alton to issue building permit; Sunnybrook’s racial discrimination suit remains at federal court
MOUNT VERNON – Former Madison County circuit judge David Dugan improperly ordered Alton to issue a building permit for Ed Hightower’s Sunnybrook apartment project, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on April 28. -
Fifth District: Punitive damages are recoverable in legal malpractice suit involving $785K jury verdict
The Fifth District Appellate Court held that punitive damages are recoverable in legal malpractice cases, concluding that in such circumstances the punitive damages are “compensatory in nature.” -
Fifth District grants suspect in Alton murder third trial over admission of involuntary confessions
MOUNT VERNON – Fifth District appellate judges ordered a third murder trial for Aryion Sanders of Alton on April 19, finding Madison County Associate Judge Neil Schroeder admitted involuntary confessions as evidence in his second trial. -
Fifth District reduces Tavon Ludy's first degree murder conviction to involuntary manslaughter of 5-year-old
MOUNT VERNON – Madison County jurors who found Tavon Ludy guilty of murdering a little boy should have convicted him of involuntary manslaughter, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Feb. 5. -
Fifth District affirms Gleeson in barring ortho expert as discovery violation sanction
MOUNT VERNON – Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson correctly barred testimony of orthopedic expert Peter Anderson as a sanction for discovery violations, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Jan. 7. -
Vaughan sworn in at Fifth District; Vacancies announced with Bleyer retirement, Boie election
Barry Vaughan was sworn-in at the Fifth District Appellate Court in Mount Vernon on Monday to serve by appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court. -
Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Vaughan assigned to Fifth District Appellate Court; Court balance to remain 5-2
Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Second Judicial Circuit Judge Barry L. Vaughan has been assigned as an appellate justice in the Fifth District. -
Illinois Supreme Court reappoints Justice Wharton to Fifth District Appellate Court
The Illinois Supreme Court announced on Friday that retired Justice Milton S. Wharton has been unanimously reappointed as an appellate court justice in the Fifth District. -
Fifth District vacates foreclosure and sale of ESL home; Service by publication too commonplace, court says
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Associate Judge Julie Katz ordered foreclosure and sale of an East St. Louis home for a lender that didn’t serve notice on the owner, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Nov. 23.