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Illinois Supreme Court goes remote for January oral arguments, bar admission ceremony

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The Illinois Supreme Court will hold oral arguments via the Zoom videoconference platform when it hears cases for its first term of 2021. The Court continues to practice social distancing while still conducting court proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I would like to thank counsel and the new admittees for their cooperation in holding these events remotely,” Chief Justice Anne M. Burke stated in  Jan. 11 press release. “We strive to ensure access to justice while maintaining the health and safety of everyone in the court system.”

The court is scheduled to hear four cases on Jan. 12, four cases on Jan. 13 and two cases on Jan. 14. Oral arguments will begin at 9 a.m. each day. The call of the docket for the January 2021 term is available on the Court’s website.

The public may view oral arguments via livestream.

Bar admission for 1,590 new attorneys also will be held remotely on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. with Justice Rita B. Garman presiding. All of the candidates set to be sworn in have passed the Illinois State Bar Examination and a required ethics examination, and were certified by the Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness.

The number of admittees for each district is as follows:

• First District: 1,240

• Second District: 184

• Third District: 55

• Fourth District: 51

• Fifth District: 60

The livestream for the bar admission ceremony also is available via livestream.

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