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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