Current Affiliation: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith, Resident: Flossmoor, Illinois The Director then counts the ballots which are accompanied by a signed card, tabulates the results and certifies them to the Chief Judge at all times maintaining the secrecy of the ballots. If the Nominating Committee was to move forward with selecting the Associate Judge finalists, the timing of the conference would limit the Circuit Judges ability to personally meet with the 34 would-be Associate Judge finalists before the Circuit Judges cast their ballots. A total of 272 licensed attorneys originally submitted applications for consideration for the 17 Associate Judge vacancies and underwent evaluations by several bar associations. Admitted to the Bar: 1999 Age: 47 The Chief Judge must then notify the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts of the names of the candidates selected by the Committee and request the Director to begin the balloting process. The actual number of applicants is, however, 246. Law School: DePaul University College of Law During the next few weeks, the candidates will present circuit judges with their credentials, including a short video, resume, and one-page biography. Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and the courts Nominating Committee today announced the names of the 44 candidates who will be on the ballot for circuit judges to vote to fill 22 associate judge vacancies. Released On 08/10/2021. FWIW has been provided with a list containing 245 names of attorneys allegedly applying for Cook County associate judge vacancies. At the end of 6 hours, the session will disconnect and information entered will not be saved. Admitted to the Bar: 2001 The Alliance is made up of the Illinois State Bar Association and the following 11 minority and ethnic bar organizations: Arab American Bar Association of Illinois, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area, Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, Chicago Council of Lawyers, Cook County Bar Association, Decalogue Society of Lawyers, Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, Chicagos LGBTQ+ Bar Association, Puerto Rican Bar Association, and Womens Bar Association of Illinois. The names of 13 new associate judges, selected in a vote of Cook County Circuit Court judges, were announced Tuesday by Michael J. Tardy, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. Candidate profile. Age: 46 The countys 249 circuit judges, who are elected by the public, voted by mail-in ballot. Licensed attorneys submit applications for consideration and undergo evaluations by bar associations. "We're just so elated. Responses in the final signed and submitted application will be auto-sized to the text box and include all information entered in the fields. The applications are required to be signed, using one of the two methods provided. Court Holiday Schedule. All of the candidates received positive ratings from the bar associations. WILSON, John Wellington Then, the circuit judges will vote to pick ten new colleagues out of the 20 in the finalist pool. Evans put out a statement saying the concept of justice requires a more diverse bench, and pledging to push for qualified judges who better reflected the countys diversity. Honorable Mary Ellen Coghlan, Presiding Judge, Probate Division While circuit judges are elected by the public, associate judges are appointed by the circuit judges in a selection process conducted by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. Just two are former public defenders. DE MATTEO, Gabriel Joseph Presiding judges will set up Zoom and/or in-person meetings to allow circuit judges to meet with all the candidates. Age: 54 If unable to electronically submit an application, an applicant must submit two (2) signed originals of the prescribed application to Marcia M. Meis, Director, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, 222 North LaSalle Street, 13th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601. from 1986 to the present. Honorable Sophia H. Hall, Administrative Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Resource Section Circuit Judge Municipal Markham Rm. RUFFIN, Anthony Each bar association issued its own ratings for individual associate judge applicants. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. 222 N. LaSalle St., 13th Floor Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans presided over the ceremony. Honorable Sophia H. Hall, Administrative Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Resource Section Born. Honorable James P. Flannery, Jr., Presiding Judge, Law Division Applicants should be aware that their names will be released to the media to allow public comment on their candidacy and that a bar evaluation may also be requested. Age: 41 While Circuit Judges are elected by the public, Associate Judges are appointed by the Circuit Judges in a selection process conducted by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The judges vote for one candidate for each vacancy to be filled. Admitted to the Bar: 2002 An ousted Cook County judge is once again seeking a spot . BISCEGLIA, Joell Claire Honorable Shelley Sutker-Dermer, Presiding Judge, Second Municipal District Honorable Shelley Sutker-Dermer, Presiding Judge, Second Municipal District Released On 11/05/2019. Law School: University of Illinois College of Law We have included information about the Circuit Judges in Cook County, the Associate . I work with 4-H members age 8 to 18 to evaluate their year end projects that they have worked for an entire year to prepare for. REYNA, Mariano Ricardo Honorable Jill C. Marisie, Presiding Judge, Third Municipal District This could . (Enter "Cook" or Circuit Number) Please print or type application. The 17 candidates who receive the most votes will become Associate Judges. Click here to learn more and apply by February 3 . ASSOCIATE JUDGE FINALISTS Subscriptions. Congratulations to all 44 who made the short list (See the full list and official . Historically, few associate judges have lost their bid for re-election which requires 60% of circuit judges to vote to keep them even those with significant appellate court reversals finding errors in their interpretation of the law, negative bar ratings, and documented histories of problematic behavior. The candidates received positive ratings from all bar associations which have completed evaluations., My colleagues and I considered the candidates variety of legal experience as well as diversity of race, ethnicity and gender, Judge Evans said. From 2014 to 2019, about 20% of the associate judges who won a seat lived in the 8th judicial subcircuit, which covers the affluent and predominantly white neighborhoods of the Loop and Lincoln Park, according to data collected by Cook County Circuit Judge Robert Balanoff. Mailed applications must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. of the posted deadline. If mailed or hand delivered, the deadline is 5 p.m. on that day. Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today posted a notice of ten vacancies for the office of associate judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. Current Affiliation: Law Office of Sabra Ebersole. Twelve of the 22 new associate judges announced Thursday are people of color, according to Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans office, and the group is evenly split between women and men. It is an invaluable public service. In 2018, only one of the 17 candidates selected to serve as an associate judge was Black. Judicial Vacancies. If you have any questions, please contact the Administrative Office at 217-557-8552 or 217-558-4490 during regular business hours. Follow the court on Twitter@CookCntyCourt, Privacy PolicyDisclaimerLegal Holiday ScheduleRules of the Court Orders of the Court, Information for Law Enforcement on Bond Cards, Petition For Authorization to Issue Bond Certifica, Petition For Authorization To Act As A Civil Suret, Part 20 (Rules) Court-Annexed Civil Mediation, Juvenile Justice&Child Protection Resource Section, Copyright 2020 by Circuit Court of Cook County. Released On 02/01/2022. Age: 46 Law School: University of Chicago Law School HEGGIE, Corinne Cantwell CASTILLO, Nicole Chief Judge Evans said the Nominating Committee interviewed 225 applicants over a 10-week period, and the selection of the 44 candidates was unanimous. KANTER, Sharon Arnold Honorable E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Presiding Judge, First Municipal District Attached with this press release are the evaluations of the 44 candidates. Over the same period, less than 2% of new associate judges hailed from the 1st judicial subcircuit, which includes the predominantly Black and working-class communities of Chatham and South Chicago. Bar evaluations were issued for all of the associate judge applicants by The Chicago Bar Association and the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening, at the request of Chief Judge Evans. Electronic applications must be submitted at or before 11:59 p.m. of the posted deadline. I am grateful for the hard work of the Nominating Committee in putting together this list of capable and talented candidates. SAINDON, Pamela Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts While circuit judges are elected by the public, associate judges are appointed by the circuit judges in a selection process conducted by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. If the Nominating Committee was to move forward with selecting the Associate Judge finalists, the timing of the conference would limit the Circuit Judges ability to personally meet with the 34 would-be Associate Judge finalists before the Circuit Judges cast their ballots. Admitted to the Bar: 1990 Honorable James P. Flannery, Jr., Presiding Judge, Law Division As you type, you may see the text scroll out of view to the left or up and down. Follow the court on Twitter@CookCntyCourt The groups members wrote letters of recommendation for several candidates this year, she said, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Ankur Srivastava, one of the two Asian-American candidates who made it onto the bench. Within 14 days after the Chief Judges notification, the Director mails a secret ballot with the names of all candidates to each circuit judge. Admitted to the Bar: 1998 BAHENA, Hilda Law School: The John Marshall Law School Age: 45 This involves . Email us at [emailprotected] or call us at (312) 521-0977. The studys author, Emory University School of Law professor Joanna Shepherd, wrote that a judges professional experience will inevitably exert some influence on how a judge determines which arguments that they find convincing or which witnesses they find credible. Once in office, associate judges are paid slightly less than publicly elected judges and cant vote in elections for the chief judge or future cohorts of associate judges, but otherwise they function the same and are assigned across all court divisions. Under Supreme Court Rule 39, the Nominating Committee must select twice as many qualified candidates as there are vacancies to be filled; in this case, the Nominating Committee will select 34 candidates from which the Circuit Judges will fill the 17 vacancies. Current Affiliation: Cook County States Attorneys Office, Resident: Chicago But critics have for years said that the process of picking associate judges favors politically connected and white applicants. Honorable Moshe Jacobius, Presiding Judge, Chancery Division Please be advised, there is a six (6) hour time frame for completing the online Associate Judge Application. Honorable Shelley Sutker-Dermer, Presiding Judge, Second Municipal District Injustice Watch is a nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that obstruct justice and equality. The Alliance is made up of 12 minority and ethnic bar organizations as follows: the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area, the Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, the Chicago Council of Lawyers, the Cook County Bar Association, the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois, the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago, the Puerto Rican Bar Association, the Womens Bar Association, and the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans. GEMSKIE, Michele Ann Circuit Judges have the constitutional authority to fill Associate Judge vacancies and are required to follow the procedures outlined in Rule 39 of the Rules of the Illinois Supreme Court. Ballots listing the names of 26 finalists, chosen from 283 candidates, were distributed to 249 circuit judges. Admitted to the Bar: 2004 Mediation Service. BLANCHARD, Patrick Malone Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans announced Tuesday the names of candidates vying to fill 22 associate judge vacancies in the circuit court. I thank them for their important contributions that assist us in appointing excellent Associate Judges for the Circuit Court of Cook County. 12/28/2022. Ballots listing the names of 44 finalists, chosen from 225 candidates, were distributed to 249 circuit judges. Honorable Raymond L. Jagielski, Presiding Judge, Fifth Municipal District Illinois Courts, "Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Cook County Associate Judges," accessed June 15, 2015; Illinois courts. JANNUSCH, Matthew William The wife of new Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch also wants a new job as a Cook County judge. Feb 2017 - Present6 years 2 months. Associate Judge finalists announced. Age: 54 At the end of 6 hours, the session will disconnect and information entered will not be saved. The candidates constitute a diverse group, racially and ethnically, and include 21 men and 23 women. Current Affiliation: Cook County States Attorneys Office, Resident: Chicago Her prior roles include serving as a Cook County assistant state attorney, and a Commissioner of the Illinois Court of Claims. The group also includes attorneys who have worked for the city, state agencies, and in private practice, including one new judge who has defended Chicago police officers accused of misconduct. Chief Judge Jay W. Ukena . Below is the list of the 44 candidates that was forwarded to the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts: The candidates constitute a diverse group, racially and ethnically, and include 21 men and 23 women. GOLDBERG, Mitchell Benjamin Resident: Tinley Park, Illinois A total of 246 attorneys originally submitted applications for consideration, and 23 applicants withdrew from the process, including two who withdrew after being interviewed. Current Affiliation: Illinois Attorney Generals Office, Resident: Northfield, Illinois I spent days and days in the lockups at 26th Street, she said, referring to Cook Countys main criminal courthouse. AHMAD, Maryam Follow the court on Twitter@CookCntyCourt Applications for Associate Judge vacancies are listed, by circuit, in the table below and are available to be submitted in two methods. Additional Content. But a vote by the county's circuit judges has rewarded them with seats on the bench in any event. About half of the judges currently handling felony courtrooms at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse are associate judges, as well as many of the judges handling felony cases in the countys suburban courthouses. I thank them for their important contributions that assist us in appointing excellent Associate Judges for the Circuit Court of Cook County., Follow the court on Twitter@CookCntyCourt, Privacy PolicyDisclaimerLegal Holiday ScheduleRules of the Court Orders of the Court, Information for Law Enforcement on Bond Cards, Petition For Authorization to Issue Bond Certifica, Petition For Authorization To Act As A Civil Suret, Part 20 (Rules) Court-Annexed Civil Mediation, Juvenile Justice&Child Protection Resource Section, Update on Associate Judge selection process, Copyright 2020 by Circuit Court of Cook County, Honorable Mary Ellen Coghlan, Presiding Judge, Probate Division, Honorable Grace G. Dickler, Presiding Judge, Domestic Relations Division, Honorable James P. Flannery Jr., Presiding Judge, Law Division, Honorable Sophia H. Hall, Administrative Presiding Judge, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Resource Section, Honorable Moshe Jacobius, Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, Honorable Raymond L. Jagielski, Presiding Judge, Fifth Municipal District, Honorable LeRoy K. Martin Jr., Presiding Judge, Criminal Division, Honorable Sharon M. Sullivan, Presiding Judge, County Division, Honorable Shelley Sutker-Dermer, Presiding Judge, Second Municipal District, Honorable E. Kenneth Wright Jr., Presiding Judge, First Municipal District. Current Affiliation: Cook County States Attorneys Office. The Circuit Court of Cook County has today announced that 44 persons, 21 men and 23 women, have made the coveted associate judge "short list." It is from this list of names that the full judges of the Cook County will select 22 new colleagues. The 249 circuit judges have the constitutional authority to fill associate judge vacancies and are required to follow the procedures outlined in Rule 39 of the Rules of the Illinois Supreme Court. James Botana is the Principal at Jackson Lewis P.C.'s Chicago office, where he started working in 2000. WRIGHT, III., Timothy W. ### Note: Evaluations are included in the attached PDF. On Friday, February 10, 2023, the Circuit Court of Cook County announced that 44 persons, 21 men and 23 women, had made the coveted associate judge "short list." It is from this list of names that the full judges of the Cook County will select 22 new colleagues. The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts on Thursday named 22 new associate judges who will take the bench in Cook County. A total of 212 attorneys originally submitted applications for consideration, and 36 applicants withdrew from the process. Nearly 50% of the elected Cook County judges were women. Recent Judicial Candidate Ratings. JIMENEZ, Martha-Victoria The candidates constitute a diverse group, racially and ethnically, and include 22 men and 22 women. Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge As you edit your responses, use your arrow keys and the scroll bar to move through the text box. Sylvester Baker Jr., a former sheriff's deputy who ran for Cook County Sheriff in 2008. Training Material & Educational Programs. High-Profile Cases. Current Affiliation: Law Offices of Thomas A. Morrissey, Resident: Chicago serving as a circuit court judge, Susan F. Hutchinson was an associate judge from 1981 to 1992. Text fields in the electronic application are set to auto size so that information is captured in the completed form. Age: 55 A lawyer was caught on tape bragging that "even a murder case can be fixed if the judge is given something to hang his hat on." [3] RODRIGUEZ, Federico Martin But among associate judges, women made up only 43%. The associate judge positions are due to the retirements of Associate Judges John T. Carr, John L. Huff, and Elizabeth Loredo Rivera, the resignations of Associate Judges Timothy J. Below is the list of the 44 candidates that was forwarded to the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts: TZINBERG, Scott William Seven of the announced vacancies come as a result of retirements and resignations. We also examined the applicants bar ratings, career achievements, and whether they could be fair and impartial adjudicators.. Age: 62 In 2019, one-third of the new associate judges were people of color, but no Latinx judges were selected. Below is the list of the 44 candidates that was forwarded to the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts: CORBIN, Torrie Luciana . Special congratulations to the candidates who received the support of the Illinois Judicial . FINKLE, Lester Wolfe Patricia Brown Holmes serves as co-chair along with the Hon. Law School: Yale Law School Any one of these talented and capable candidates will be an asset to the bench if ultimately elected by the circuit judges. Under Supreme Court Rule 39, the Nominating Committee must select twice as many qualified candidates as there are vacancies to be filled; in this case, the Nominating Committee will select 34 candidates from which the Circuit Judges will fill the 17 vacancies. Here's Who's on Your Ballot For the Illinois Primary Election 2022. Dawkins, who has been an assistant states attorney for nearly two decades, also serves as a village trustee for south suburban Homewood. Associate Judge Openings in Circuit Court. Law School: Northern Illinois University College of Law Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Third Judicial Circuit. Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans has announced notice of ten (10) vacancies in the office of associate judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Ballots were due September 7, 2021. However, the new class is much less diverse when it comes to professional backgrounds. Age: 50 The 16 new Cook County associate judges announced by the state court system on Monday include five who had lost primary elections at the polling place in March. Each bar association issues its own ratings for all individual associate judge applicants. Rochford has been an associate judge since 2012. Please note that if you need additional pages that is still an option. The bar associations evaluations concluded in December. Note: Evaluations are included in the attached PDF. An Injustice Watch analysis of the last class of associate judges, sworn into office in October, found the group to be more demographically diverse than past cohorts, but more than half were former prosecutors. BROOKS, Lloyd James The complete list of names follows at the end of this post. Below is a full list of the 22 new associate judges, with biographical information provided by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts: Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly listed the number of new associate judges with experience in the Cook County Public Defenders Office. Chief Judge Evans said the Nominating Committee interviewed 176 applicants over a 6-month period, and the selection of the 44 candidates was unanimous. In the 1980s, the Cook County Circuit Court was probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Operation Greylord. The Chicago Bar Association and the Alliance of Bar Associations will evaluate applicants and a committee composed of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans and the presiding judges of the courts various divisions will review the applications. DESAI, Debjani Dasgupta We also examined the applicants bar ratings, career achievements, and whether they could be fair and impartial adjudicators.. Both applications are PDF fillable documents which can be completed using a computer or mobile device. TULLY, John J. In addition, the Council evaluates First District candidates for the Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Appellate Court. The Circuit Judges vote for one candidate for each vacancy to be filled. Chief Judge Evans thanked The Chicago Bar Association and the Alliance for their work in evaluating the associate judge applicants, saying, The bar ratings are helpful throughout the entire process, both to the Nominating Committee during its final deliberations and to the circuit judges when casting their ballots. The Chief Judge must then notify the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts of the names of the candidates selected by the Nominating Committee and request the Director to begin the balloting process. I am grateful for the hard work of the Nominating Committee in putting together this list of capable and talented candidates. STUDENROTH, David Lawrence Associate Judge finalists announced. Honorable Grace G. Dickler, Presiding Judge, Domestic Relations Division The Illinois State Bar Association's Judicial Evaluations Committee - Outside Cook County has reviewed a written submission by Susan F. Hutchinson and has interviewed lawyers who now or have previously practiced in front of her. Admitted to the Bar: 1993 Saranya Raghavan, president of the South Asian Bar Association of Chicago, said its often an uphill battle to get enough circuit judges to support an associate judge candidate of color. In addition to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, the Nominating Committee consists of the following Circuit Judges: The Associate Judge selection operates under an efficient, collaborative process to select qualified judges to serve on the judiciary. The group includes both government attorneys and attorneys in private practice. In Cook County, two-thirds of the roughly 400 judges are elected - either countywide or on a subcircuit, which is a particular . Honorable Erica L. Reddick, Presiding Judge, Criminal Division Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and the Nominating Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County today announced the names 135 Show detail Preview View more Director Circuit Judge Grace Dickler, who presides over the courts domestic relations division and sat on the committee that screened the applicants for associate judge, said the circuit judges try to make sure that the associate judges they pick are going to be fair no matter what their background.. Age: 58 e-Filing in the Appellate Court. Balanoff, who presides over the courts child protection division, has proposed an amendment to the Illinois Supreme Court rules that would require circuit court judges to select associate judges from all the countys 15 geographic subcircuits. TURANO, Andreana Ann Honorable LeRoy K. Martin Jr., Presiding Judge, Criminal Division Current Affiliation: Lopez Law Group, Resident: Chicago The judges must return the ballots to the Director within 14 days of the date the ballots were distributed. Chief Judge Evans said the Nominating Committee interviewed 176 applicants over a 6-month period, and the selection of the 44 candidates was unanimous. Honorable Sanjay T. Tailor, Justice, Illinois 1stDistrict Appellate Court The Illinois Supreme Court appointed her to the bench in 2014, but she lost in the 2016 Democratic primary and waged an unsuccessful write-in campaign in the general election that fall. Madigan's letters provide a glimpse of his influence in what passes for merit selection of associate judges, who are chosen by the county's 275 circuit judges. The Alliance is made up of 11 minority and ethnic bar organizations as follows: the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area, the Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, the Chicago Council of Lawyers, the Cook County Bar Association, the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois, the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago, the Puerto Rican Bar Association, and the Womens Bar Association of Illinois. These mostly entail constitutional questions or when there is a dispute in the lower courts. Interviews concluded today, and the Nominating Committee will reconvene in April to select 34 finalists. During the next few weeks, the candidates will present their credentials to the Circuit Judges. The Chief Judge must then notify the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts of the names of the candidates selected by the Committee and request the Director to begin the balloting process. Portman-Brown's name is one of about 250 on a list of applicants obtained by the Tribune. The 17 candidates who receive the most votes will become Associate Judges. The Hon. Admitted to the Bar: 2001 Any one of these talented and capable candidates will be an asset to the bench if ultimately elected by the circuit judges.. FAHY, William Nicholas I understand what custody does to folks, I understand what it does to families, and you want people on the prosecution side who understand those issues.. I am pleased to submit the names of these candidates for consideration to join the bench of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Evans said. 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