2024 Articles

AI and Law: An Opportunity to Improve Legal Practice By Damien Riehl April 2024 Recent exponential leaps in advanced large language models have presented both opportunities and challenges that have the capacity to reshape the legal landscape.

Child Law Section Council Establishes Subcommittee on Guardian Ad Litem Best Practices February 2024 An announcement of the creation of the ISBA Child Law Section Council's GAL Best Practices Subcommittee.

Illinois Supreme Court Decision in People v. Wells: ‘A Deal’s a Deal’ By Hon. John J. O’Gara June 2024 In People v. Wells, the Illinois Supreme Court issued guidance on how to ensure proper sentence credit for the accused.

ISBA Child Law Section Council Guardian Ad Litem Best Practices Subcommittee Mission Statement February 2024 The mission statement for the Child Law Section Council's new subcommittee.

Judge Troemper Receives Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership June 2024 Incoming Bench & Bar Section Council chair, Edward Casmere, presented outgoing chair, Judge April Troemper, with a certificate of appreciation for her outstanding service and leadership at the 2024 ISBA Annual Meeting in St. Louis.

On the Importance of Professionalism By Edward Casmere June 2024 A note from the incoming chair on the importance of professionalism.

The Pandemic’s Indelible Mark By Hon. Jasmine V. Hernandez, Mackenzie Ryndak, & Hon. E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. February 2024 Judges and attorneys in the academic sector share how the pandemic has impacted their work.

Recent Appointments and Retirements June 2024 Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.

Recent Appointments and Retirements April 2024 Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.

Recent Appointments and Retirements February 2024 Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.

Rule 277 and Personal Jurisdiction By Michael Cortina April 2024 An analysis of why Illinois Supreme Court Rule 277 — the rule pertaining to supplementary proceedings — does not grant courts personal jurisdiction over out-of-state entities.

What Is the Judicial Performance Evaluation Program? Insights From a Facilitator By Mitchell L. Hoffman June 2024 Under the Illinois Supreme Court program for mandatory judicial evaluation, judges are confidentially evaluated by the attorneys who appear before them and the court staff who serve in their courtrooms