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ISBA releases narratives for its Cook County judicial retention ratings
Earlier this month, the Illinois State Bar Association released its advisory ratings for the 60 Circuit Court judges and two Appellate Court justices on the November retention ballot.Today the ISBA...
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New update of Alliance retention grids released
These were released just yesterday afternoon.Further updates will be reported here as they become available. (Click on any image to enlarge or clarify.)The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial...
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Araujo resigns... now what?
In a story first posted to Injustice Watch on Tuesday, September 29, and updated last evening, John Seasly reports that Judge Mauricio Araujo has submitted his resignation from the judiciary, effective...
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AIJ promotes movie to raise funds for its law student scholarship fund
In celebration of National Coming Out Day, the Alliance of Illinois Judges, in conjunction with producer Anthony Farinas, are hosting a screening of an original film, Coming Out Stories, featuring...
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Another set of updated Alliance retention grids has been released
These were released late last night.Further updates will be reported here as they become available. (Click on any image to enlarge or clarify.)The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening is...
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47th Ward Organization urges "no" vote on five judges
The 47th Ward Democratic Organization confirms, on its website, that it is urging a "no" vote for Mauricio Araujo and Michael P. Toomin, the two Circuit Court judges seeking retention that were dumped...
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Suburban Bar Coalition announces retention recommendations
Every two years a coalition of suburban bar groups forms for the purpose of reviewing Cook County jurists seeking retention.This year, the Suburban Bar Coalition consists of the Northwest Suburban Bar...
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Chicago Tribune reveals judicial endorsements
The Chicago Tribune has decided that early voting may be more than just a fad. Claiming to have "heard" that readers "want some advice on down-ballot races, especially for judges," Mother Tribune has...
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A new set of Alliance retention grids was released this morning
The retention evaluations of the Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago are now complete -- and readers will notice that the BWLA, like the Democratic Party and the Judicial Accountability...
View ArticleOn the judicial retention ballot the default vote is "yes"
Updated October 8, 2020Judicial retention elections seem strange to many voters. The two elected justices of the Illinois Appellate Court and the 60 Circuit Court judges (which is really 59 and may be...
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Almost complete: Alliance retention grids updated today
This latest update was released at noon today. Almost all the blanks are filled in, as you can see. (Click on any image to enlarge or clarify.)The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening is...
View ArticleTaking a closer look at the Mathias H. case
I retweeted Mark Brown's October 9 Sun-Times column on Saturday."One of the main complaints is that Toomin wrote an opinion overturning a... county ordinance that sought to prevent children under 13...
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IVI-IPO recommends "no" vote on three retention judges
The Independent Voters of Illinois - Independent Precinct Organization has recommended "no" votes on three Cook County Circuit judges seeking retention this November.Singled out for involuntary...
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Chicago Sun-Times urges "yes" vote on Judge Michael P. Toomin -- but is...
The Chicago Sun-Times came out last week with an endorsement of Circuit Court Judge Michael P. Toomin's retention bid. In its editorial, which noted that Toomin "is supported by all of the major bar...
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Final Alliance retention grids released this morning
The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening has completed its evaluations of candidates seeking retention on the November ballot. The final "grids" follow. Click on any image to enlarge or...
View ArticleCandidates in contested subcircuit races tout endorsements
Voters in the November election will have to live in the 12th or 13th Subcircuits (far north suburban and far northwest suburban, respectively) in order to have any choice in filling any Cook County...
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Chief Judge Evans issues statement on "appellate court decisions"
In apparent response to the recent Sun-Times editorial and two John Seasly articles, co-published by the Sun-Times and Injustice Watch (links to stories on the Injustice Watchhere and here), Cook...
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Virtual reception supporting Judge Toomin's retention set for Tuesday,...
The Committee to Retain Michael P. Toomin is holding a virtual reception on Tuesday, October 20, at 5:30 p.m. Reservations for the event are $100 each, and sponsorships are available (Supporter - $250,...
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Advocates annual Judges' Night goes virtual for 2020, offers CLE
Like so many other cultural institutions in Chicago, the Polish Museum of America is currently closed on account of the Never Ending Pandemic.Understandably, this has put a sizable crimp in the plans...
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Soul Slate seeks "yes" votes for nine retention judges
The Soul Slate PAC is out with its general election endorsement list.Nine Cook County judges seeking retention are on the slate, Cassandra Lewis, Donna L. Cooper, Jackie Marie Portman-Brown, Dominique...
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