Chair’s ColumnBy Judge Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, September 2006“Please empty your pockets and let me look in your purse or briefcase.”
Chair’s ColumnBy Hon. Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, July 2006What an honor it is to be the Chair of the Bench and Bar Section Council during this year of changes in the court system in the State of Illinois.
Supreme court rules and custody: A summaryBy Hon. Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, June 2006The Supreme Court has established new rules that will dramatically change—and hopefully improve—custody and visitation procedures and outcomes.
Latin loversBy Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, December 2005Are you familiar with these Latin legal terms?
Dealing with pro se litigantsBy Hon. Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, November 2005“Well, Judge, I guess I did not answer the discovery/bring my witnesses/prepare the case for today’s trial.
Brown v. Board of Education eventBy Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, June 2004Lawyers and Judges working together is the benchmark of the Bench and Bar Section Council. Great examples of such enterprises have been occurring around the state in honor of the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark school decision holding that racial segregation is not equal and violates the U.S. Constitution.
Civil orders for uncivil behaviorBy Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, March 2004The Civil No Contact Order Act went into effect on January 1, 2004, and allows for entries of protective orders on behalf of any petitioner who is the victim of a non-consensual sexual conduct or penetration.
Cases of noteBy Richard Posner, Alfred M. Swanson, Jr., George S. Miller, Barbara Crowder, Michael Kiley, Philip Lading, & J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, January 2004Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 01 C 6329-Joan Humphrey Lefkow, Judge.
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