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New rule for Illinois judges: Evaluations could happen as often as every five years
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Judges who undergo a single evaluation of their work and conduct no matter how long they serve might undergo a series of evaluations starting Jan. 1, the Supreme Court announced on Dec. 6. -
New judicial map takes effect Jan. 1; Fifth District will include just about half the state
SPRINGFIELD – Eleven counties currently in the Fourth Judicial District will join the Fifth Judicial District on Jan. 1, when the Supreme Court adopts boundaries that legislators drew in May. -
Illinois Supreme Court to Lift Redistricting Pause Order Jan. 1
Illinois Supreme Court to Lift Redistricting Pause Order Jan. 1. -
Madison, St. Clair and Cook Counties collectively rank No. 5 on 'Judicial Hellholes' report
Madison, St. Clair and Cook Counties together ranked No. 5 in the American Tort Reform Association’s (ATRA) annual “Judicial Hellholes” report, up from last year’s No. 8 ranking. -
Justice Mary Jane Theis Announces New Members of Judicial Screening Committee
Justice Mary Jane Theis Announces New Members of Judicial Screening Committee. -
Attorney General Raoul Urges Supreme Court Not to Restrict Resentencing Relief Under First Step Act
Attorney General Raoul Urges Supreme Court Not to Restrict Resentencing Relief Under First Step Act. -
Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Retired Judge Hauptman To Fill Vacancy in Third District Appellate Court
Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Retired Judge Hauptman To Fill Vacancy in Third District Appellate Court. -
Illinois pension shortfall surpasses $500 billion, average debt burden now $110,000 per household
Illinois just reached an alarming milestone: each Illinois household is now on the hook for, on average, $110,000 in government-worker retirement debts. That figure is the result of dividing Illinois’ $530 billion in state and local retirement shortfalls among the state’s 4.9 million households. In 2019, the burden was $90,000 per household. -
Retired Judge Pearman laid to rest in Paris, Ill.; Justice Garman pays tribute
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman paid tribute to retired Fifth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Ralph Stewart Pearman whose funeral services were held Wednesday morning in Paris. -
Supreme Court unanimously restores Illinois trucker’s FOID card
SPRINGFIELD – State police revoked a citizen’s firearm card over trivial conduct from 15 years earlier, according to Supreme Court Justices who gave his card back to him on Nov. 18. -
Lead plaintiff in failed Jimmy John’s class action dismisses case; In all, 23 lawyers participated
EAST ST. LOUIS – Former Jimmy John’s manager Robert Conrad, whose bid to lead a class action for about 600,000 workers failed, has chosen not to litigate his claim alone. -
McGlynn dismisses rabbi's frivolous lawsuits summarizing 'Naziism in America' and history of Ku Klux Klan
District judge Stephen McGlynn dismissed a rabbi’s “generalized” lawsuits against “Naziism in America” and the Ku Klux Klan, concluding that he filed “frivolous and redundant” claims and gave him a sanction warning for wasting the court’s “limited and valuable resources.” -
Constitutional challenge may thwart new law banning out of state and anonymous contributions to judicial candidates
A new Illinois law prohibiting judicial candidates from accepting out-of-state and so-called "dark money" anonymous contributions is being called unconstitutional by a First Amendment advocacy group. -
Discipline board recommends two month suspension for lawyer accused of disparaging Gleeson; ARDC chief asked for two years
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney Margaret Lowery of Belleville didn’t harm Chief Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson as he alleged, a hearing board of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission ruled on Nov. 10. -
Illinois Supreme Court to Swear-in New Attorneys At Virtual Bar Admission Ceremony
Illinois Supreme Court to Swear-in New Attorneys At Virtual Bar Admission Ceremony. -
Devore sues Pritzker for defamation for calling him a 'grifter' for suing Pritzker over COVID mandates
Attorney Tom Devore has represented clients in a string of lawsuits vs Gov. JB Pritzker since May 2020 over Pritzker's use of executive powers and COVID-related mandates -
Circuit Clerk Clay to step down from position by end of month
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County circuit clerk Kahalah Clay resigned her position effective Nov. 30. -
Kern introduces another redistricted map; White Democrat base little changed while Republican vote 'flagrantly diluted,' critic says
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County board chairman Mark Kern withdrew a map of board districts that came under court challenge, and drew another. -
MC State’s Attorney’s Office files amicus brief in FOID Act challenge; Haine urges IL SC to declare it unconstitutional
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced yesterday that his office submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of Madison County, urging the Illinois Supreme Court to conclude that the FOID Act is unconstitutional. -
Smith denies dismissal in trip, fall suit alleging faulty water meter lid
Madison County Circuit Judge Sarah Smith denied American Water Works’ motion to dismiss a man’s lawsuit alleging he fell into a hole when he tripped on an unsecured water meter lid while walking his dog in Alton.