District Court updates pandemic-related General Order
Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an updated Order last week relaxing certain "normal" practices while the COVID-19 virus...
View ArticleDEVELOPING: Associate Judge "Short List" is apparently out
This story is posted with a major caveat: When rumors reached me this afternoon that finalists for the current round of Cook County Assoicate Judge selection were being notified that they were on the...
View ArticleForty four finalists vie for 22 open Associate Judge positions
The Short List is out... and it's a long one.First, the list:ADAMS, David CharlesAHMAD, MaryamBHAVE, Sunil ShashikantBLANCHARD, Patrick MaloneBROOKS, Lloyd JamesCENAR, Richard GeorgeCLEWIS, Scott...
View ArticleBeginning to look at the 2021 Associate Judge finalists
The 2019 Short List was remarkable for the number of carryovers -- persons who'd been finalists before and who were finalists again. Eleven of the 30 finalists in 2019 were carryovers, 10 from the 2018...
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Looking more closely at the Short List finalists -- Part I
In this first of a four-part series, FWIW begins its look at each individual Associate Judge finalist. Updates may be posted as new information becomes available.David Charles Adams is a partner with...
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Looking more closely at the Short List finalists -- Part II
In this second of a four-part series, FWIW continues its look at each individual Associate Judge finalist. For Part I of this series, scroll down or click here. Updates may be posted as new information...
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Looking more closely at the Short List finalists -- Part III
In this third of a four-part series, FWIW continues its look at each individual Associate Judge finalist. For Part I of this series, click here; for Part II, click here. Updates may be posted as new...
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Looking more closely at the Short List finalists -- Part IV
In this last of a four-part series, FWIW completes its look at each of the 44 finalists for Cook County Associate Judge. For Part I of this series, click here. Part II can be found at this link, while...
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Up on the roof: September 8 fundraiser for Judge Sanjay Tailor
Supporters of Judge Sanjay Tailor's election bid are planning a fundraiser for their candidate on Wednesday, September 8, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the rooftop garden atop 161 N. Clark...
View ArticleAside to the anonymous commenter who's demanding "no" votes on all 2022...
I got a jury summons this week. For the Daley Center.So I'm guessing somebody thinks civil juries are starting up again.
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Mask mandates coming back -- and it's easy to see why
The City reimposed an indoor mask mandate yesterday. The Cook County Department of Public Health is following suit effective Monday, August 23.What a difference a month makes. Here's today's City of...
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Southwest Bar Association and South Suburban Bar Association set September 9...
The Southwest Bar Association and the South Suburban Bar Association will hold a Judges' Night on Thursday, September 9, starting at 5:30 p.m., at the Ridge Country Club, 10522 S. California Ave.,...
View ArticleInjustice Watch says Ald. Taliaferro to seek 11th Subcircuit seat in 2022......
Injustice Watch and FWIW cover some of the same ground. Our beats partially overlap.So it's no surprise that, from time to time, that site will scoop FWIW on Cook County judicial election news. As...
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On the passing of Judge Ronald C. Riley
I assume the Illinois Judicial Council will have an announcement when arrangements are finalized. This post may be updated accordingly.I was saddened to read yesterday, on Facebook, of the passing of...
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Two dead, others injured in shooting outside the Kankakee Courthouse
In theory, this is a link to the Tweet pictured above.Ben Bradley of WGN-TV reports, in this Tweet, that, per the Kankakee County Sheriff, a number of individuals were shooting at each other between...
View ArticleSupreme Court hires 1st Behavoiral Health Administrator
You probably heard this news over the weekend; it was pretty widely reported.Here's the Supreme Court's complete press release on this hire. I'll come back when you're finished:The Illinois Supreme...
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The law isn't always enough -- another vaccination post, triggered by current...
My comment queue now includes a number of blistering denunciations of the Cook County judge who curtailed a mother's visitation rights with her young son, apparently sua sponte, because she was not...
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Associate judge candidates celebrate the end of their campaign
Quite often these days I find Facebook to be depressing, offensive, and/or disgusting.But, this afternoon, I ran across a post that gave me just a little cause for optimism, like Pandora looking at the...
View ArticleJustice Theis announces application process for new countywide vacancy
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis today announced an application process for a temporary appointment to a countywide vacancy that will be created by the forthcoming retirement of Circuit...
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Diversity Scholarship Foundation announces Fall Semester for First Generation...
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation is looking for mentors to participate in its Fall 2021 First Generation Mentorship Program.The program is designed to introduce first-generation law students to...
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