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Recent Appointments and Retirements
1. Pursuant to its constitutional authority, the supreme court has appointed the following to be circuit judges:
- Hon. Cara L. Smith, Cook County Circuit, July 1, 2020
- Hon. William D. Stiehl, 20th Circuit, July 15, 2020
- Sam A. Limentato, 6th Circuit, August 3, 2020
- Hon. Michael Sabol, 21st Circuit, August 3, 2020
- Hon. Michael W. Reidy, 18th Circuit, August 10, 2020
- Hon. Dana McReynolds, 14th Circuit, August 31, 2020
2. The following judges have retired:
- Hon. Heidi Ladd, 6th Circuit, July 1, 2020
- Hon. Thomas Lipscomb, Cook County Circuit, 8th Subcircuit, July 1, 2020
- Hon. Patrick T. Rogers, Cook County Circuit, 4th Subcircuit, July 6, 2020
- Hon. Dorothy French Mallen, 18th Circuit, July 10, 2020
- Hon. Jeffrey W. O’Connor, 14th Circuit, July 31, 2020
- Hon. James B. Kinzer, 21st. Circuit, August 2, 2020
- Hon. Brad K. Bleyer. 1st Circuit, August 3, 2020
- Hon. William Timothy O’Brien, Cook County Circuit, 10th Subcircuit, August 5, 2020
- Hon. James J. Konetski, Associate Judge, 18th Circuit, August 6, 2020
- Hon. Brian D. Lewis, Associate Judge, 1st Circuit, August 8, 2020
3. The circuit judges have appointed the following to be associate judges:
- Rhonda K. Bruno, 19th Circuit, July 2, 2020
- Kara M. Bartucci, 21st Circuit, August 7, 2020