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ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Jennifer L. Johnson as an associate judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit. -
Illinois public services being cut to pay unsustainable pension cost
Public pensions are already eating away Illinois government services, increasing by more than 500% during the past 20 years as spending on core services including child protection, state police and college money for poor students has dropped by nearly one-third since 2000. -
Duebbert’s attorney responds to Belleville in malicious prosecution suit: Cops ‘played knowing part in conspiracy’
EAST ST. LOUIS – Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert denied that he needed to sharpen his malicious prosecution complaint in U.S. district court, but he sharpened it anyway. -
Chapman’s upcoming retirement could leave Fifth District balance exact opposite from when she joined
MOUNT VERNON – Fifth District appellate court Justice Melissa Chapman will retire on Oct. 1, leaving a single Democrat on a bench where that party held six of seven seats upon her arrival 18 years ago. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Opposing Federal Rule Allowing Prolonged Detention of Children
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit opposing a new federal rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has governed the treatment of children in immigration custody since 1997. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Ryan A. Swift as an associate judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. -
Pritzker contract gives AFSCME unfettered access to workers' private information
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker agreed to a deal with AFSCME Council 31 that threatens the privacy of state workers and violates workers’ rights. -
Agricultural products firm accused of unlawful collection, storage of biometric data
BELLEVILLE - An employee is suing an agricultural products company. alleging it illegally collected, stored and used employees' biometric information. -
Judge denies suit over IL debt, says court can't rule if lawmakers violated state constitution's 'specific purpose' rule
A judge in Springfield has refused to permit a lawsuit to continue which asserted the state’s constitution never intended to allow the state government from using debt, issued under the state’s bonding authority, to pay for operating expenses. The plaintiff in the case has vowed to appeal, saying the judge reached a wrong and hasty conclusion on the questions at the heart of the dispute. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Access to Justice Commission is Accepting Proposals for Self-represented Litigant Coordinators
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) and the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from all judicial circuits in Illinois for Self-Represented Litigant (SRL) Coordinators. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments At Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey
The Illinois Supreme Court will leave the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield behind for a day to hear oral arguments at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey. -
Prosecutors and Belleville respond to Duebbert’s malicious prosecution case
EAST ST. LOUIS – Prosecutors whose sexual abuse charges against Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert fell through for lack of a witness argue that he can’t sue them because they acted on probable cause. -
Appeals panel overturns summary judgment in debt dispute
MOUNT VERNON — A state appeals panel has ruled that a dispute about a six-figure loan was not sufficiently resolved in circuit court. -
Fifth District rules Illinois Eastern Community Colleges trustees can be sued
MOUNT VERNON — The Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court has determined Illinois Eastern Community Colleges trustees can be sued under the Illinois False Claims Act. -
Appeals court rules holding cell graffiti is not admissible evidence
MOUNT VERNON — A state appeals panel has decided that a judge was not wrong to exclude graffiti evidence from a murder trial. -
Dugan grants certification of punitive damages recovery question in suit over $785K jury verdict
Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan granted a St. Louis law firm and two attorneys’ request to certify the question of whether or not punitive damages are recoverable in a legal malpractice suit alleging negligent representation resulted in a $785,000 jury verdict for former Midwest Sanitary Service employee Paul Crane Jr. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Second Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Second Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Evan L. Owens as an associate judge of the Second Judicial Circuit. -
Taxpayer suit says state constitution drafters would be 'horrified' to see long-term debt issued to fund Illinois’ structural budget deficits
Plaintiffs suing to bar Illinois' government from treating borrowing like tax revenue are asking a state judge for the chance to make the case that two state bond issues are illegal and prohibited by the Illinois State Constitution. -
Dugan dismisses breach of contract suit against Gori Julian
Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan dismissed a lawsuit against asbestos plaintiff firm Gori Julian & Associates after the firm argued that it could not have breached a contract that ended by its own terms and conditions. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Tenth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Tenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Derek G. Asbury and Daniel M. Cordis as associate judges of the Tenth Judicial Circuit.