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Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
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When is a suspect too dangerous to release? Answers may come from two appeals
SPRINGFIELD - Supreme Court Justices picked two cases to guide local and appellate judges in deciding when to declare a suspect too dangerous to release. -
Speaker Welch asks IL high court to toss ruling barring Dems from blocking many GOP candidates from fall ballot
A Springfield judge had ruled Democrats violated the constitutional rights of Republican candidates by passing a law weeks after the primary election barring them from getting on the ballot to challenge Democratic incumbents this fall because they didn't first run in the primary election -
Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Hon. Raylene Dewitte Grischow to Fourth District Appellate Court
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the assignment of Seventh Circuit Judge Raylene DeWitte Grischow to the Fourth District Appellate Court. -
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the First Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the First Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Kelly R. Phelps as associate judge of the First Judicial Circuit. -
IL Supreme Court says ambiguous language in insurance policies doesn't necessarily 'stack' liability limits in multi-vehicle accidents
Unanimous ruling affirms appeals court's stance to deny a bus driver's quest for $7M payout stemming from a multi-vehicle crash on I-74 in McLean County in 2018. -
Property owners can appeal tax assessments before paying full property tax bill, Supreme Court says
5-2 ruling goes against Shawnee School District 84 and Jackson County in their dispute with power plant owner Grand Tower Energy Center. Jackson County had valued the power plant property to have a taxable value of $31.5 million. Om appeal, the taxable value was slashed to $3.3 million, reducing the tax owed to a fraction of original bill -
Illinois Supreme Court Amends Rules Of Professional Conduct
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced amendments to Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). -
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Amy B. Christiansen As Circuit Judge in Will County
Justice Mary K. O’Brien and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Amy B. Christiansen as a Will County Circuit Judge in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, First Subcircuit. -
Illinois Adopts New Bar Exam for 2028
Law school graduates will take a new bar examination starting in 2028 to become licensed to practice law in Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Board of Admissions to the Bar (Board) announced. -
IL Supreme Court rewrites attorney 'discrimination' rule; Critics predict court challenges forthcoming
Supporters say the rule change will create a stronger 'deterrent' to discriminatory and harassing behavior by lawyers in the state. Opponents say the new rule imposes an unconstitutional 'speech code' on Illinois lawyers, and likely will be challenged in court -
Family of woman hurt in laundry room gas vapor explosion can't use IL enviro law to sue gas station owners
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the Illinois Environmental Protection Act doesn't empower individuals to sue gas station owners for injuries caused by leaking underground fuel tanks. A woman had sued the owner of a Willowbrook Speedway station over a 2017 explosion in her laundry room caused by vapors that traveled through the sewer -
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Third Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Third Judicial Circuit judges voted to select John P. Hackett as an associate judge of the Third Judicial Circuit. -
Access to Justice Commission Accepting Applications for Grant Initiative
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission), and the Access to Justice Division of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) have launched the application process for a grant initiative and are extending invitations to join their network of court personnel who assist self-represented litigants (SRLs) and advance access to justice. -
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 Michael P. Zasadil as an associate judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit. -
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Fifth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Fifth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Nicolas J. Boileau as an associate judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. -
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Christopher Pratt As at-large Judge in Eighth Judicial Circuit
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Christopher W. Pratt as an At-Large Circuit Judge in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Adams County. -
Illinois Supreme Court to Swear-in 300 New Attorneys At Bar Admission Ceremonies Across the State
The bar admission ceremonies for the new attorneys who passed the February 2024 Bar Exam will be held on Wednesday, May 8, in all five judicial districts of Illinois. -
Justice Lisa Holder White to Administer Oath To New Attorneys in Springfield
Justice Lisa Holder White of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to nine new lawyers on Wednesday, May 8, in the Fourth Judicial District. -
IL Supreme Court allows Raoul's motion to dismiss cross-appeal on claim that firearm liability law violated the three readings rule
The Illinois Supreme Court has allowed Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s motion to dismiss Wood River attorney Thomas Maag’s cross-appeal on the three readings rule for lack of jurisdiction and rejected Maag’s motion for leave to respond as moot. -
Justice Lisa Holder White Announces Formation of Judicial Screening Committee To Fill Eighth Circuit Vacancy
Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a judicial screening committee for the Eighth Judicial Circuit.