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ISBA and IBF to hold Presidents' Reception on September 13
The Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Bar Foundation will hold their Presidents' Reception on Wednesday, September 13, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Roanoke Restaurant, 135 W. Madison....
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Northwest Suburban Bar Association Golf Outing set for Sept. 20
The Northwest Suburban Bar Association is holding its annual Golf Outing on Wednesday, September 20, at the Schaumburg Golf Club, 401 N. Roselle Road, in Schaumburg. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.,...
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Friday, August 25: Jack Carey Memorial Scholarship Baseball Game
The way my beloved White Sox are playing this season, I can well understand that anyone might need a strong incentive to endure a game in person. But some present and former attorneys in the Cook...
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This primary will likely provide a good test of the strength of the Cook...
Not that I'm predicting the future, really, because I can't. If I could really predict the future, I'd pick the winning numbers in the Powerball or Mega Millions and be done with all this. But I think...
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Judges provide back-to-school supplies for JTDC residents
Press release this morning from the Office of Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans:Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and Traffic Division Presiding Judge Diann K. Marsalek on Tuesday presented 200 backpacks filled...
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Found on the Internet: Campaign website of James Murphy-AguilĂș
A campaign website has been launched in support of Judge James Murphy-AguilĂș's countywide judicial bid. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link has been added to the Sidebar on this...
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Jennifer Callahan campaign website goes live
A campaign website has been launched in support of Jennifer Callahan's countywide judicial bid. That's a link to the new campaign website in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to this...
View ArticleJudge Ocasio withdraws from Democratic Party slate; Judge Gamrath now slated
Just two weeks after being slated by the Cook County Democratic Party for the Delort vacancy on the Appellate Court, Judge Ramon Ocasio has withdrawn from the ticket. This leaves a vacancy on the...
View ArticleWho Sits Where: So far, I give this new subcircuit system only a 4/10
In a series of Orders entered last Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court "re-allotted" all the Cook County subcircuit vacancies we knew about, or thought we did, to those same vacancies. Apparently the...
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Campaign website launched for Judge John Fairman
Associate Judge John Abbrey Fairman will make a bid for a 15th Subcircuit vacancy in the 2024 Democratic Primary; his supporters have launched a campaign website in support of this effort. That is a...
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Judge Lloyd James Brooks announces for a 17th Subcircuit vacancy
Associate Judge Lloyd James Brooks has announced plans to seek a 17th Subcircuit vacancy in the 2024 Democratic Primary. A campaign website has been launched in support of this effort. That is a link...
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Application process announced for U.S. District Court judgeship
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have announced plans to accept applications from persons interested in filling a judicial vacancy in the Eastern Division of the Northern District of...
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Fournier campaign announces two September fundraisers
Supporters of Koula A. Fournier's 4th Subcircuit judicial bid have announced two September fundraisers, the first of which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the...
View ArticleOcasio appointed to Appellate Court; Coghlan moved into 'up or out' slot
In an Order entered today, the Illinois Supreme Court assigned Judge Ramon Ocasio III to the Appellate Court, filling the vacancy that will be created when Justice Mathias W. Delort steps down next...
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Tomorrow night: IVI-IPO 79th Annual Independents' Day Dinner
The deadline for the Digital Ad Book and Slide Show at tomorrow night's IVI-IPO Independents' Day Dinner is tonight at 8:00 p.m. So we'll start with that -- for information about ads and sponsorships...
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8th Annual Building Bridges Award Ceremony set for September 14
The Decalogue Society of Lawyers and the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois will hold their 8th Annual Building Bridges Award Ceremony on Thursday, September 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the...
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Bertina Lampkin: Not the retiring type
To no one's surprise, except perhaps my own, I am not Facebook "friends" with every Cook County judge. Some current judges "friended" me during their initial campaigns and didn't dump me immediately...
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Illinois Judicial Council Installation and Scholarship Awards Ceremony set...
The Illinois Judicial Council will hold its Installation and Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Thursday, September 21, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Rivers Restaurant, 30 South Wacker Drive. Judge...
View ArticleJudge's Tweets land him in Judge's Jail
That's the gist of an Order entered by the Executive Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County on August 25, assigning Associate Judge Gregory E. Ahern, Jr. to "restricted duties or duties other...
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ACS Chicago Legal Legends Luncheon set for September 12
The Chicago Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society is holding its Legal Legends Luncheon on Tuesday, September 12, at noon, at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd. The program will...
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