Illinois Supreme Court
Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
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Applications for five judicial vacancies in Madison County due July 13
Qualified lawyers who want to be Madison County judges have about a month to apply for five vacancies. -
Judge Hylla anticipates shortage until associate judge positions filled
Madison County Chief Judge David Hylla anticipates a shortage in available judges next month as he works to fill five open associate judge positions. The positions were left vacant after the elected Third Judicial Circuit judges voted to retain eight of the 13 associate judges. “Their terms end on July 1, so my number one priority is to get their vacancies filled as soon as possible,” Hylla said. -
St. Clair County Circuit Court reappoints all but one associate judge
The Illinois Supreme Court announced on Thursday that Laninya Cason was not reappointed to another four-year term as a St. Clair County associate judge. -
Lawyers involved in porn hacking suits sanctioned; Herndon says ‘community is worried about guys like you’
Lawyers who file suits so they can identify pornography fans as potential sources of hush money must pay one of their targets $65,263, U.S. -
Robert Anderson appointed president of Illinois Judges Association; Plans to strengthen LAP to help those struggling with substance abuse
As new president of the Illinois Judges Associations, or IJA, DuPage County Circuit Judge Robert J. Anderson aims to strengthen the state’s Lawyers Assistance Program without resorting to universal drug testing for Illinois judges. -
Stephen Tillery's amici get curiouser and curiouser
We understand why Stephen Tillery wants his $10 billion judgment against tobacco giant Philip Morris reinstated. Ten billion dollars is a lot of money, and Tillery's sizable share is just the sort of thing that would give some insatiably greedy person a big rush.
