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Injustice Watch out with its "Check Your Judges" Guide
I've spent some time today reviewing Injustice Watch's"Check Your Judges" Guide.The key feature of the Guide is this info button; information (including the ratings offered by every bar association,...
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On the judicial retention ballot, the default vote should be "yes"
In most elections, supporters of a candidate who wins 59% of the vote will use words like "landslide" to describe their favorite's splendid victory.In Illinois judicial retention elections, a judge who...
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From the text of the "Judicial Independence Declaration" on the Illinois Judges Association website:A basic principle that defines the United States of America is that we are all entitled to equal...
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Illinois Latino Judges Association plans Holiday Fiesta on December 8
Here's the festive Save the Date poster: And I know these events have to be planned well ahead of time... and well I know how quickly dates fill up as the end of the year sneaks up on us... but I can't...
View ArticleSome resources for Downstate voters in judicial races
While the primary focus of this site is on Cook County judicial races, I get inquiries from time to time from persons looking for information about judicial elections outside Cook County -- or...
View ArticleYou mean there might be even more commercials?
The following item, from today's Chicago Public Square, caught my attention:â– A federal judge has at least temporarily blocked Illinois laws limiting political contributions to judicial...
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CWBChicago offers guidance in some Cook County retention races
Not endorsements.CWBChicago wants to make it clear that it neither makes endorsements nor recommendations in judicial elections (or in any others).But, yesterday, CWBChicago published two posts...
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Reminder: Deadline for Bill of Rights Day Student Contest is October 30
The United States Courts of Appeals along with the United States District Courts in the Seventh and Eighth Circuits are hosting the third annual Bill of Rights Day Contest and students in Grades 5-12...
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Next week: CBA, CBF host Annual Pro Bono Week
The old joke is that pro bono is Latin for 'you're not getting paid for your services.' But that's not true. I've had clients say that to me many times during the years (actually, they seldom said...
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A Tweet about CTA safety from the Chief Judge's Director of Communications
Presented without comment (except to note, for the reading-comprehension-impaired, that this is obviously a statement of personal opinion and not any sort of attempt at communication on behalf of the...
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Another day, another voters' guide....
This one is from an outfit called Chicago Votes, but it's not pitched at all Chicagoans apparently... only the "young people": The reader may wonder what is meant by the above and foregoing. I can...
View ArticleFormer alderperson and Democratic Party committeeperson recommends "no" vote...
No, not Bob Fioretti. (Although he presumably does, too.)I refer instead to recently-retired 43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith. While she has not held both titles for several years, Smith was at one time...
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PRBA member featured on recent Chicago Tonight segment
Puerto Rican Bar Association member Martha Soto was among the panelists on a recent Chicago Tonight segment concerning Latino representation in local elected offices, including the judiciary.The...
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Cook County Bar Association Judges' Night set for November 16
The Cook County Bar Association will hold its Judges' Night on Thursday, November 16, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Fremont Chicago, 15 W. Illinois.The CCBA will confer the Justice Charles Freeman Award...
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Northern District of Illinois announces application process for Magistrate...
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is accepting applications for a full-time United States Magistrate Judge position in the Eastern Division, "with the Everett...
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Cook County Bar Association co-hosts November Joint Dinner this Thursday
The Cook County Bar Association, in conjunction with the Illinois Judicial Council, the Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., and the Black Men Lawyers' Association, is...
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BWLA Scholarship Fund Board announces Sips for Scholarships on November 17
The Black Women's Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. Scholarship Fund Board will present its annual Sips for Scholarships event on Thursday, November 17, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m., at the Nych...
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Justinian Society to hold its Endowment Fund Scholarship Dinner on November 17
Thursday, November 17 turns out to be a busy day for scholarship fund fundraisers.In addition to the BWLA Scholarship Fund event, the Justinian Socity of Lawyers will hold its Endowment Fund...
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Jewish Judges Association of Illinois to hold Awards and Installation Dinner...
The Jewish Judges Association of Illinois will hold its 18th Annual Justice, Lifetime Achievement, and Public Service Awards and Installation Dinner at the Hilton Doubletree, 9599 Skokie Blvd., on...
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Illinois Judges Foundation Annual Reception set for November 10
The Illinois Judges Foundation, the charitable arm of the Illinois Judges Association, will hold its Annual Reception on this coming Thursday, November 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Chicago Bar...
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