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Finding the occasional fact in the flotsam
FWIW readers already knew that Amanda Pillsbury was planning a 2022 judicial campaign but now we know, from this ad spotted on Facebook this morning, that Pillsbury will be seeking one of the two 4th...
View ArticleStatement from Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans in response to Mayor Lori...
Statement released by the Chief Judge's Office yesterday. Links are as in original.Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans responded Tuesday to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s request for a moratorium on use of electronic...
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A lesson in civility from the U.S. Supreme Court
Everyone saw the headlines. The Rolling Stone headline was particularly pungent: "Neil Gorsuch Stands Up for His Right to Endanger Sonia Sotomayor’s Health." Charlie Meyerson's Chicago Public Square...
View ArticleJudge Raines to receive sensitivity training following comments made to...
For anyone who may be unfamiliar with the circumstances, or who may be interested in more context, I link herewith to a post by Debra Cassens Weiss on ABAJournal.com, "Judge disparaged lawyer,...
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Zoom Fundraiser tonight for Judge Thomas More Donnelly
Supporters of Judge Thomas More Donnelly's bid for the countywide Sullivan vacancy are planning an online fundraiser for their candidate this evening, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is...
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The show must go on....
It's 7 degrees outside in Chicago this morning, but at least it's sunny, right?I found this picture on Facebook this morning. Volunteers working for Maine Township Committeeperson (and State Sen.)...
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Guest Post: New election law targets judicial campaign fundraising
A reader alerted me to this article, by Appellate Court Justice Mathias W. Delort, which first appeared in The Gavel, the newsletter of the Illinois Judges Association. It is reprinted here with the...
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John Fritchey to make 8th Subcircuit run. Apparently.
Former Cook County Commissioner John A. Fritchey is apparently planning to seek an 8th Subcircuit vacancy in the 2022 primary.So far it's a quiet affair -- an announcement has apparently been made on...
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Carmen Quinones to seek countywide Hyman vacancy
Family law practitioner Carmen Quinones has announced plans to seek the countywide Hyman vacancy in the 2022 Democratic primary. That's a link to Quinones' campaign website in the preceding sentence; a...
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How to get petitions signed in the frigid winter
No matter what some liar tells you, it is never easy to get people to properly sign nominating petitions for judicial office. It's difficult to get friends to do it, much less strangers. And you need a...
View ArticleJudge Sophia Hall named "interim presiding judge" of Chancery Division
Judge Sophia H. Hall has been appointed interim acting presiding judge of the Chancery Division. Hall takes over for Judge Moshe Jacobius, whose retirement was effective January 30.Judge Hall is not...
View ArticleCircuit Court to fill 10 associate judge vacancies; filing deadline is March 3
Press release issued today by the Office of Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans:Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today posted a notice of ten vacancies for the office of associate judge of the Cook County Circuit...
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Circuit Court takes a couple of snow days, sort of; Clerk takes exception
As anybody having business with our local courts today has already found out, the Circuit Court canceled most in-person sessions for both today, Groundhogs's Day, and tomorrow, the Feast of St. Blaise....
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Michael Weaver campaign website up and running
Michael Weaver, the Cook County Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for the countywide Lynch vacancy, now has a campaign website up and running. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a...
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No limits for some Cook County judicial candidates
FWIW readers already knew that Judge Rena Marie Van Tine had filed a Notification of Self-Funding in her race to hold the Leeming vacancy (the vacancy to which she was appointed by the Illinois Supreme...
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Don Sampen to make 9th Subcircuit bid (and other things discovered on the...
The Illinois State Board of Elections does not provide a link to Don R. Sampen's new campaign website, but it did reveal that Sampen has recently put $15,000 into a campaign fund that had lain dormant...
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Advertisement: Victory Research offers assistance with signature gathering
We're about halfway through the petition season. If, like many others, your campaign is behind, please know we have experienced circulators on the street waiting to help you get on the ballot. We have...
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Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago offers Lenten retreat on March 11
Ash Wednesday is March 2.Somehow Lent did not get moved to June along with the primary.Thus, on Friday, March 11, the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago will offer a Lenten Retreat at the Mission of Our...
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Volunteers needed for Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial...
The 2022 ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational will be held virtually on March 11 to 13 via Zoom.The ISBA is inviting judges, lawyers, paralegals, law students, and other legal professionals to act...
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Dan Balanoff campaign website launched
A campaign website has been launched in support of Dan Balanoff's 2022 judicial campaign. That's a link to the campaign website in the preceding sentence; a link has been added to the site...
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