Recent Appointments and Retirements

1. Pursuant to its constitutional authority, the supreme court has assigned the following to the appellate court: 

• Hon. LeRoy K. Martin, Jr., 1st District, January 4, 2021 

2. Pursuant to its constitutional authority, the supreme court has appointed the following to be circuit judge: 

• Hon. Sanjay T. Tailor, Cook County Circuit, January 4, 2021 
• Hon. Barry L. Vaughan, 2nd Circuit, 5th Subcircuit, January 4, 2021 
• Michael G. Nerheim, 19th Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, February 1, 2021 
• Carla E. Barnes, 11th Circuit, February 22, 2021 
• Hon. Rene M. Van Tine, Cook County Circuit, February 19, 2021 

3. The following judges have retired:  

• Hon.  Richard L. Tognarelli, 3rd Circuit, January 4, 2021 
• Hon. John Kennedy, 6th Circuit, January 15, 2021 
• Richard C. Schoenstedt, 12th Circuit, January 17, 2021 
• Hon. Dennis J. Porter, Associate Judge, Cook County Circuit, January 20, 2021 
• Hon. Cornelius J. Hollerich, Associate Judge, 13th Circuit, January 28, 2021 
• Hon. Valerie Bottle Ceckowski, 19th Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, January 29, 2021 
• Hon. Kathleen Ann Panozzo,, Associate Judge, Cook County Circuit, January 29, 2021 
• Hon. Daniel T. Gillespie, Associate Judge, Cook County Circuit, January 30, 2021 

4. The circuit judges have appointed the following to be associate judge: 

• John Hay, 15th Circuit, January 6, 2021 
• Scott M. Belt, 13th Circuit, January 8, 2021 
• Lindsey A. Shelton, 6th Circuit, January 21, 2021 
• Nancy A. Nicholson, 21st Circuit, February 16, 2021 
• Leah M. Bendik, 14th Circuit, February 22, 2021 
• Derek L Hancks, 14th Circuit. February 22, 2021 
• Ronald S. Motil, 3rd Circuit, February 22, 2021 
• Matthew D. Lee, 6th Circuit, February 25, 2021 
• Angela P. Donohoo, 3rd Circuit, February 26, 2021