Justice Joy V. Cunningham of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a standing Judicial Selection Committee (Committee). The Committee has been formed for the purpose of assessing the qualifications of those who apply for appointment to vacancies in the Supreme Court’s First District - Cook County. 

Under the Illinois Constitution, judicial vacancies on the Circuit and Appellate Courts are filled on an interim basis by Supreme Court appointment. Appointed individuals then must run in the next election to maintain the seat. 

The Committee consists of both non-lawyers and lawyers who reside in Cook County. The non-lawyer members of the Committee are Dr. Byron Brazier of the Apostolic Church of God and former Equality Illinois Board Chair Dalila Fridi. The lawyer members of the Committee are attorneys Suyash Agrawal of Massey & Gail LLP, Edward Austin of Edward J. Austin PC, Terri Mascherin of Jenner & Block LLP, Kerry Peck of Peck Ritchey LLC, Patricia Rangel of Rangel Rangel & Associates, Larry Rogers Jr. of Power Rogers LLP, Tim Tomasik of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLC, Eirene Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., and Andrea Zopp of Cleveland Avenue LLC. 

Attorney Tim Tomasik will serve as Chair of the Committee.