St. Clair County State's Attorney
Recent News About St. Clair County State's Attorney
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All associate judges seeking retention in St. Clair County
All of St. Clair County's associate judges will be up for a retention vote this year. They join their Madison County counterparts who are also all seeking to retain their seats on the bench. -
Henry serving as interim St. Clair County Circuit Clerk; New clerk must be named within weeks
The St. Clair County Board has one month to select a new Circuit Clerk to replace former Clerk Brendan Kelly, who left the position in December to become St. Clair County State's Attorney. -
Kelly nominated to become St. Clair State's Attorney
Kelly When he graduated from law school, Brendan Kelly did not believe he would serve either as a circuit clerk or lead a state's attorney's office. -
Judicial candidates running in 3rd and 20th are 'recommended' in ISBA poll
Haida Judicial candidates running in the Third and Twentieth Judicial Circuits are "recommended" for office, according to a poll conducted by the Illinois State Bar Association. -
Mudge seeks circuit seat as 'culmination' of experiences
Mudge Although the retirement of Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack is on a distant horizon, Madison County State's Attorney William Mudge already has his sights on the seat, hoping to make it two circuit judgships in a century for his family. -
Haida to seek Judge Young's seat in St. Clair County
Haida St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida announced Tuesday that he will run for circuit judge next year. -
Herndon tosses Cueto's suit against Haida, public officials
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Herndon has dismissed a $90 million suit that disbarred lawyer Amiel Cueto of Belleville filed against three men he accused of framing him and causing him to lose his law license. -
Cueto suits against ISC and officials stall in federal court
Cueto EAST ST. LOUIS – Disbarred lawyer Amiel Cueto alleges in a federal lawsuit that St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida and others operated a criminal racket that sent him to prison and cost him his law license. -
Jury begins deliberations in Madison malicious prosecution case
Crowder The lawyers have had their say and tomorrow, jurors will resume deliberations in a malicious prosecution and defamation suit brought against the City of Madison and one of its police officers. Jurors heard closing arguments late Thursday afternoon from plaintiff attorney Brian Polinske and defense counsel James Craney. Deliberations will resume at 9 a.m. Friday. -
Defense opens case in Madison malicious prosecution trial
Crowder A malicious prosecution case against the city of Madison and one of its police officers entered its third day as the plaintiff rested and defense began calling witnesses. The trial is set to resume with more defense testimony at 9 a.m. Thursday. The suit stems from the June 2006 arrest of a prostitute at a Madison truck stop. -
Testimony continues in Madison malicious prosecution trial
Crowder Testimony resumed today in a malicious prosecution trial against the city of Madison and one of its police officers stemming from a 2006 incident involving the arrest of a prostitute. -
Testimony starts in Madison malicious prosecution trial
A trial against the city of Madison and one of its police officers over allegations of battery and malicious prosecution is under way in Madison County Circuit Court. -
Amiel Cueto seeks $90 million in new suit; claims his indictment was forged
Amiel Cueto Amiel Cueto, a disbarred lawyer who spent nearly six years in prison on obstruction of justice charges, is seeking $90 million in a suit he filed against St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee lawyer James Grogan and Illinois Liquor Control Agent Bonds Robinson. -
Circuit Clerk candidate: Time for 21st century-type public administration
Brendan Kelly St. Clair County Circuit Clerk candidate Brendan Kelly of Swansea is running on the Democratic ticket to succeed longtime Circuit Clerk Barney Metz, who after 28 years in office, is retiring. -
Official: St. Clair County not under jurisdiction of Cook County 'Con-Con' ruling
St. Clair County Clerk Bob Delaney indicated his office will only partially comply with a Cook County judge's order to inform voters about misinformation on the "Con-Con" ballot referendum. -
Voters not getting 'Con-Con' corrective notices in St. Clair County
Rev. Israel Rivera (left) in line to vote early Tuesday at SWIC in Belleville. Election worker Michael Krohn of Swansea explains a form voters fill out before getting to the booth. Voters casting an early ballot in St. Clair County on Tuesday were not handed "corrective notices" regarding misinformation on the constitutional convention "Con-Con" referendum. -
St. Clair County sues ESL over illegal dumping
St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida wants the city of East St. Louis to stop dumping garbage illegally. -
Truth-in-Referencing
You may have experienced it for yourself. Employers are now shying away from offering honest job references for fear they'll end up in court. -
Madison County Judge Heflin to hear Young's DUI case
Judge Janet Heflin Madison County Associate Circuit Judge Janet Heflin was appointed by the Illinois Administrative Office of the Court to preside over St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young's DUI case.