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Rhonda Crawford found dead
The Tribune is now reporting the death of one-time judicial primary winner Rhonda Crawford.Instead of presiding over trials, Crawford was about to stand trial on an official misconduct charge: After...
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Looking more at the 2018 Associate Judge finalists - part 2
Fourteen down, 20 to go. FWIW is looking---in alphabetical order---at the persons who have made the 2018 'Short List' for Cook County Associate Judge. Scroll down, or click here for part 1.The Illinois...
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Looking more at the 2018 Associate Judge finalists - part 3
Concluding today, FWIW has been looking -- in alphabetical order -- at the 34 Cook County Associate Judge finalists. For Part 1, click here; for Part 2, scroll down or click here.Curtis Bennett Ross is...
View ArticleCaswell Crebs is not available: A Supreme Court story?
Gather round, FWIW readers, for another installment in our occasional series, How to Read the News.A real newspaper, an endangered species to be sure, consists of at least three things: news, ads, and...
View ArticleCook County Democratic Party to screen judges seeking retention?
That was the rumor -- and I was told there was some serious discontent in the ranks as a result.And for good reason: The retention election is expressly made non-partisan by Article 6, Section 12 (d)...
View ArticleWhat the heck happened to the candidate list in the sidebar?
The March primary is history. So it was time to archive the list of primary candidate websites (the websites can still be found, if you're looking, and if the sites themselves are still 'live,' at this...
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Not sure about compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Not a likely FWIW reader - even if he were real.As you might expect, because For What It's Worth is published on the Internet, it is available around the Whole Wide World (which, I have recently...
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May 31 fundraiser for Scott McKenna
Supporters of Scott McKenna's 15th Subcircuit candidacy are planning a fundraiser for their candidate at Rosebud Prime, One S. Dearborn, on Thursday, May 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the...
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Campaign website launched, May 23 fundraiser set for Judge Sam Betar
A campaign website has been launched for Judge Samuel J. Betar III. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence. A link has also been added to the blog sidebar.Betar is the Democratic candidate...
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Ireland's Chief Justice to speak at CBA luncheon this Friday
The Hon Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland will be the featured speaker Friday, May 18, at noon, at the CBA, at a luncheon sponsored by the CBA, the Illinois...
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Campaign website launched, May 29 fundraiser set for Joel Chupak
A campaign website has now been launched for 12th Subcircuit Democratic nominee Joel Chupack. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to the blog sidebar.Chupack...
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Justice Charles E. Freeman announces retirement from Illinois Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's press release is here; the Order announcing the retirement -- and the appointment of Illinois Appellate Court Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. to fill the vacancy -- is here.Justice...
View ArticleJustice Michael B. Hyman appointed to pending Neville vacancy; Judge Carl...
The elevation of Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. to the Illinois Supreme Court will create a vacancy on the Illinois Appellate Court.The Supreme Court entered an order today filling that vacancy,...
View ArticleA plea for civility
I put through a bunch of comments this morning on the posts about yesterday's developments with the Supreme and Appellate Courts. Comments I didn't particularly like.Look, I get it: Politics ain't...
View ArticleSixteen new associate judges named in Cook County
The third time proved to be the charm for Sanju Oomen Green. A finalist for associate judge in 2014 and 2016, Green is among the 16 new Cook County associate judges announced today by the...
View ArticleAbout those associate judge results and that plea for civility....
Before yesterday's announcement about the 16 new associate judge selections, I was working with the overflowing comments box, trying to figure out a way to get more comments in and trying to keep the...
View ArticleSun-Times reports that Jessica O'Brien has filed for retention
Jon Seidel's article, posted this afternoon at 3:25 p.m., can be found here.For those who came in late, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended Judge Jessica O'Brien's law license on April 26. That action...
View Article"What year did I just wake up in, 1967?"
That's the opening line in one comment in my moderation queue this morning.And one might think so, after reading some of the toxic waste here masquerading as 'comments' on the events of the day in our...
View ArticleList of Cook County Judges who have filed for retention
One Supreme Court Justice, Anne M. Burke, and one First District Appellate Court Justice, Margaret Stanton McBride, have filed for retention on this year's ballot.Sixty one (by my count) Circuit Court...
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Chicago session sold out, but June 22 LAP volunteer training session in...
The Lawyers Assistance Program is conducting volunteer training on Friday, June 22, from 8:30 to 4:30, in Carbondale, on the campus of the SIU School of Law. The training costs $35 and participants...
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