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Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
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ARDC: attorney disciplinary complaints dropped in 2013, but high court sanctions spiked
Although fewer investigations and attorney disciplinary complaints were lodged last year than in 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down more sanctions in 2013, according to a report from the state’s disciplinary commission. -
Former judge Murphy files suit over truck accident seeking $4 million
Patrick Murphy of Marion, who retired as a U.S. district judge last December, has returned to federal court as a plaintiff lawyer in private practice. -
McCarthy appointed to LAP board of directors
McCarthyThe Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Edwardsville attorney Edward T. McCarthy to the Lawyers’ Assistance Program Board of Directors. The Lawyers’ Assistance Program provides confidential assistance for lawyers, judges, law students and their families in addressing alcohol abuse, drug dependency or mental health problems. Madison CountyChief Judge David Hylla said that McCarthy will help -
ARDC panel recommends 30-month suspension for Weiss in five-year-old case over sexual harassment allegations
A Chicago area lawyer accused of sexually harassing five former female employees, a neighbor and a stranger on the street should be suspended for 30 months, a panel of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board said earlier this month. -
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in nine cases, including a Cook County wrongful death suit
The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to review a wrongful death case that an appeals panel noted presents a “rather novel issue” over whether the state courts recognize the self-critical analysis privilege.