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Reporter of Decisions has retired after nearly three decades of service to the Supreme Court By Joseph Tybor & Hon. Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. Bench and Bar, January 2014 Brian Ervin began working for the Supreme Court in 1986, and retired effective January 1, 2014 after 27 years of service.
The Illinois Supreme Court establishes a Strategic Planning Committee to identify and meet the changing needs of the Illinois courts By Joseph Tybor & Hon. Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. Bench and Bar, October 2012 Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and the Illinois Supreme Court have formed a long-range planning committee to serve as a “think tank” to better adapt Illinois courts to future trends in economic, technological, scientific and social changes.
New rule will allow jurors to submit questions to witnesses in civil trials By Joseph Tybor & Hon. Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. Bench and Bar, April 2012 New Illinois Supreme Court Rule 243 will go into effect July 1, 2012, and on that day Illinois will join more than 25 states and the Federal Courts in allowing jurors to submit questions to witnesses in civil trials.
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Illinois Supreme Court puts Civil and Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions online By Joseph Tybor & Hon. Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. Bench and Bar, January 2012 The online publication of the Pattern Jury Instructions is the latest step in an initiative announced in June by the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court to move Illinois courts forward in the electronic age.
Illinois Supreme Court announces new public domain citation system, ending era of printed volumes By Joseph Tybor & Hon. Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. Bench and Bar, June 2011 The Illinois Supreme Court has mandated a new way of officially citing its cases and those of the Illinois Appellate Court starting July 1, 2011. This new method will save Illinois taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by eliminating the need to publish and purchase the official opinions in bound volumes.
Supreme Court announces mandatory evaluation for Illinois judges By Joseph Tybor & Hon. Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. Bench and Bar, March 2011 Effective March 1, 2011, the Supreme Court amended Rule 58 to require Circuit and Associate Judges to participate in a mandatory evaluation program.
Chief Justice Fitzgerald ends a long and distinguished career By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, November 2010 A look at the career of Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald.
Thomas L. Kilbride elected as next Supreme Court Chief Justice By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, November 2010 Learn more about the newly elected Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.
Illinois Supreme Court forms Special Judicial Advisory Committee for Justice and Mental Health Planning By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, June 2010 The Illinois Supreme Court recently created a Special Supreme Court Advisory Committee for Justice and Mental Health Planning in order to maximize the use of court and community resources to aid the rehabilitation and treatment of accused offenders who have mental health issues.
Audio of Illinois Appellate Court arguments are accessible from Supreme Court Web site By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, May 2010 Audio recordings of all oral arguments in the Illinois Appellate Court are now available on the Court’s Web site.
Audio of Illinois Appellate Court arguments are accessible from Supreme Court Web site By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, April 2010 Audio recordings of all oral arguments in the Illinois Appellate Court are now available on the Supreme Court’s Web site.
Supreme Court amends rules for swifter appeals in child custody cases By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, April 2010 The rules changes, effective February 26, 2010, allow the appeal of custody issues even if other matters in those cases are unresolved.
Illinois Supreme Court makes peer mentor program available to Illinois judges By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, February 2010 The Illinois Supreme Court has announced an expansion of its judge mentoring program designed to aid judges in the performance of their judicial duties.
Supreme Court adopts new Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, July 2009 The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted new Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers who are licensed and who practice in Illinois. The new rules become effective January 1, 2010.
Supreme Court amends rule to allow posting of anticipated associate judge vacancies By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, June 2009 The Illinois Supreme Court has announced an amendment to Supreme Court Rule 39 regarding the appointment of associate judges. The amendment takes effect July 1, 2009.
Supreme Court creates special panel on Illinois evidence By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, February 2009 The Illinois Supreme Court has formed a Special Committee on Illinois Evidence with the aim of codifying existing evidentiary law so that it is available in a single source.
Advanced training in sentencing reform held for Illinois judges and other stakeholders in the justice system By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, October 2008 Twenty Illinois judges received advanced training recently in evidence-based practices (:EBP”)–a sentencing reform tool aimed at reducing recidivism by tailoring probationary conditions to risk factors identified in an offender’s life.
Supreme Court arguments on the Web By Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. & Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, February 2008 The Illinois Supreme Court has begun publishing video and audio recordings of oral arguments on its Web site (http://www.state.il.us/court/).
Supreme court announces interim appointment to appellate court By Joseph Tybor Bench and Bar, December 2004 The Supreme Court of Illinois has reappointed Judge Clyde L. Kuehn to the Appellate Court of the 5th Judicial District to fill, on a short-term basis, the vacancy created by the departing Gordon S. Maag.

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