How judges influence advocacyBy Patrick M. Flaherty & Patrick M. KinnallyCivil Practice and Procedure, February 2009When judicial action is appropriate, it should be tempered with recognition that action carries consequences and that even routine practices can impact an impressionable jury.
Interview with the Chief JusticeBy Alfred M. Swanson, Jr.Bench and Bar, December 2008“A judge’s judge. A lawyer’s judge.” Those are some of the words used to describe Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald at a recent ISBA-CBA reception honoring Illinois’ new Chief Justice.
Recent appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, December 20081. The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority, has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge:
A conversation with Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgBy Hon. Ann Breen-GrecoAdministrative Law, October 2008The National Association of Women Judges’ Midwestern Regional Leadership Conference brought Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Chicago for two memorable events on August 27 and 28.
Recent appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, August 20081. The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority, has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge:
Recent appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, July 20081. The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority, has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge:
Recent appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, May 20081. The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority, has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge:
Recent appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, March 20081. The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority, has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge:
Recent appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, February 20081. Pursuant to its constitutional authority, the Supreme Court has recalled the following to be Associate Judge:
Recent appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, December 2007The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority, has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge:
Twenty-second Judicial Circuit comes to lifeBy Hon. Michael J. ChmielBench and Bar, June 2007On December 4, 2006, the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit of the State of Illinois came to life.
2007 FellowshipBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr.Administrative Law, April 2007The National Administrative Law Judge Foundation, the public interest arm of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary, http://www.naalj.org/, is requesting applications for the 2007 Fellowship.
New law abolishes judicial driving permitsBy Edward M. MaloneyTraffic Laws and Courts, March 2007Recently, MADD, AAIM and other support groups came to the conclusion that the increased use of BAIID or SCRAM devices would reduce the DUI recidivist rate.
Reaching Out or Overreaching—Judicial ethics and the self-represented litigantBy Paul E. FreehlingAdministrative Law, February 2007On January 8, 2007, Cynthia Gray, Director of the Center for Judicial Ethics of the American Judicature Society (AJS), spoke to the Administrative Law Judges Committee of the Chicago Bar Association.
Residency rule for judges is unconstitutional: MadiganBy Alfred M. Swanson, Jr.Bench and Bar, February 2007Attorney General Lisa Madigan has opined that once circuit judges elected from a single county or subcircuit are retained in a circuit-wide election, they are no longer required to live within the boundaries of the county or subcircuit from which they were initially elected.
Recent judicial appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, October 20061. The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority, has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge
Recent judicial appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, September 20061. The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge:
The role of Magistrate Judges in federal civil practiceBy Magistrate Judge David BernthalFederal Civil Practice, September 2006A United States Magistrate Judge is a federal trial judge appointed to serve in a United States District Court for a term of eight years.
Summary of important items from the June meeting minutesBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr.Bench and Bar, September 2006This summary will, hopefully, appear shortly after each meeting of the Bench and Bar Section Council so that all readers will know what we are working on.
Recent judicial appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, July 20061. The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority, has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge
Inaugural Lunch With a Judge program a successBy Dion DaviYoung Lawyers Division, June 2006Success!! Success!! Success!! These were my thoughts as the inaugural Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and DuPage County Bar Association New and Young Lawyers Committee co-sponsored Lunch with a Judge presentation came to a conclusion.
