New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The Third Judicial District ceremony was held at the Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houboldt Road, in Joliet. Illinois State Bar Association President-Elect Sonni Choi Williams spoke during the ceremony.
Northern Illinois
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New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The Second Judicial District ceremony was held at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, in Elgin.
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The ISBA’s Rural Practice Initiative Committee created the Rural Practice Fellowship Program in 2020 to increase access to attorneys in rural areas of Illinois. The aim of the Program is to connect rural and small-town attorneys and law firms looking to hire summer law clerks and full-time associates with law students and attorneys interested in practicing law in rural communities in Illinois.
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Justice Lisa Holder White of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 55 new lawyers on Thursday, November 9, in the Fourth Judicial District.
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Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 67 new lawyers on Thursday, November 9, in the Second Judicial District.
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Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 77 new lawyers on Thursday, November 9, in the Third Judicial District.
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The bar admission ceremonies for the 1,360 new attorneys who passed the July 2023 Bar Exam will be held on Thursday, November 9, in all five judicial districts of Illinois. These will be the first bar admission ceremonies held in-person since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On Oct. 26, 2023, President Shawn Kasserman was the guest speaker for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Celebrate Pro Bono Reception honoring award recipient Stacey A. McCullough (Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC) at Cantigny Golf Club, 27W270 Mack Road, Wheaton, IL.
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On October 9, 2023, President-Elect Sonni Choi Williams spoke about the benefits of being an active and engaged ISBA member during the CLE program, Practicing Practical Probate, in Moline. Thank you, Rock Island County Bar Association!
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Justice Lisa Holder White and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Jeffrey Scot McKinley as a Resident Circuit Judge in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Mercer County.