The Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission received a donation of a 26-page typed transcription of Clarence Darrow’s passionate argument to save his 17-year-old client Russell McWilliams from the electric chair. After three sentencing hearings and two appearances before the Illinois Supreme Court, McWilliams narrowly escaped becoming the only minor executed in Illinois.
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September 24, 2024 | Practice News
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September 23, 2024 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on September 23, 2024. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.
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September 19, 2024 | Practice News
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) is pleased to announce approval of a competitive grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services. The grant project titled “Assisted Outpatient Treatment: A Pathway to Community Care” allocates up to $2,915,393 over 4 years.
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September 18, 2024 | Practice News
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced that Justice Amy Lannerd has been appointed as an Appellate Court Justice in the Fourth District.
Justice Lannerd is being appointed to fill the vacancy originally created by the decision of Justice John W. Turner to not seek retention. Her appointment is effective immediately. Justice Lannerd is running unopposed for the seat in the November 2024 election.
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September 17, 2024 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) will be honored with the Justice Innovation Award by the Law Center for Better Housing (LCBH) at Bringing Justice Home on October 17th at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago.
The ATJ Commission was chosen as the award’s recipient for its use of technology-driven solutions to enhance access to legal information as achieved through its standardized, plain language forms project. Standardized forms are developed by the ATJ Commission’s Forms Committee and its 13 drafting subcommittees.
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September 4, 2024 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) and the Access to Justice Division of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) have launched the inaugural application for a new grant initiative that advances accessibility and reduces barriers to equal access to courts for people with disabilities. The application and grant policy are available here and will remain open through October 15, 2024.
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August 19, 2024 | Practice News
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for four Cook County subcircuit vacancies and one Cook County At Large vacancy.
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July 25, 2024 | Practice News
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.
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July 19, 2024 | Practice News | People
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced today the appointment of Cook County Circuit Judge Celia G. Gamrath to the First District Appellate Court.
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July 9, 2024 | Practice News
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary K. O’Brien has been elected as a new member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
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