Unopposed primary winners receive early appointments
Three associate judges who won judicial primaries for election in November have been appointed by the Supreme Court to the circuit court vacancies they seek without opposition. They will serve interim appointments through Dec. 4, when voting results are official.
Stuart P. Borden, an associate judge of the 10th Circuit, was named to the vacancy of Robert J. Cashen, who retired Sept. 30. Borden will sit in Peoria, Marshall and Putnam Counties.
Associate Judge David M. Hall of the 19th Circuit, was named to the seat held by Judge Jack Hoogasian before his death. Timothy R. Gill, a 17th Circuit associate judge, fills the vacancy of Galyn W. Moehring, who retired Dec. 31.
The Supreme Court also appointed Associate Judge Christopher C. Starck to the 19th Circuit vacancy of Bernard E. Drew Jr., who retired Dec. 31. Starck will serve until Dec. 2, 2002.
Cook County changes
Cook County Circuit Judge John E. Morrissey has been assigned to the Law Division at his request, effective April 17, after 11 years in the Criminal Division. A judge since 1981, Morrissey is a former assistant public defender and assistant state's attorney.
Judge Sharon M. Sullivan, a judge since 1992, has moved from the 3rd Municipal District in Rolling Meadows to the 2nd Municipal District in Skokie, where she will replace retired judge Shelvin Singer.
Judge Thomas R. Fecarotta Jr., who was elected in 1998, has been reassigned from Traffic Court in the 1st Municipal District to Sullivan's vacancy in the 3rd Municipal District.
Associate Judge Earl B. Hoffenberg was tranferred recently from the 3rd Municipal District to the 1st Municipal District.
Black judges honored
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District observed Black History Month in February by creating a pictorial display in a 25th floor case on the careers of black federal judges. They are:
James Benton Parsons, named to the federal bench in 1961, became chief judge in 1975. He died in 1993 at age 81, and the ceremonial courtroom in the Dirksen Courthouse is named in his memory.
Edward B. Toles became the first referee in bankruptcy in 1969 and continued as a Bankruptcy Court judge until he retired in 1986. He died in 1998 at age 89. George N. Leighton, a District Court judge from 1976 to 1987, has maintained a private practice in Chicago since then.
Ann C. Williams was a District Court judge from 1985 until 1999, when she was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. W. Thomas Rosemond Jr. became a magistrate judge in 1985 and is serving his second eight-year term.
David H. Coar was a Bankruptcy Court judge from 1986 until his appointment to the District Court in 1986. Blanche M. Manning served on Cook County Circuit Court from 1979 until 1987 and on the Illinois Appellate Court until 1994, when she was appointed to District Court.
Arlander Keys became a magistrate judge in 1995 and presiding magistrate judge in 1998. William J. Hibbler, appointed a Cook County associate judge in 1986 and presiding judge of the Child Law Section in 1995, became a District Court judge in 1999.
ITLA plans May 6 panel on medical privacy law
The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund has scheduled Chicago seminars on consecutive Saturdays next month at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel, Chicago. Call (800) 252-8501 for registration details.
"Protecting the Medical Privacy of Injured Workers," will take place Saturday, May 6, from 8:45 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. Seminar planning chairs are Kim E, Presbrey of Aurora, a member of the ISBA Workers' Compensation Law Section Council, and Arnold G. Rubin of Chicago.
Presbrey will be the seminar moderator. Opening remarks will be provided by ITLA past president Geoffrey L. Gifford.
At 9 a.m., Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of Southern California Law School will discuss constitutional issues of medical privacy, and U.S. Rep. Janice Schakowsky of Evanston will follow at 10 a.m. with a national legislative update.
Raleigh, N.C., attorney N. Victor Farah will speak at 10:45 a.m. on "State Rule Making on Medical Privacy Issues," including the medical-vocational case manager experience in his state.
Farah will join Chicago attorneys Arnold G. Rubin and William A. Lowrey at 11:10 a.m. for a panel discussion of medical provider privilege issues in Illinois.
The seminar will conclude with a roundtable discussion by the decision makers, with Charles G. Haskins Jr. serving as moderator. Speakers are Illinois Appellate Court Justice William Holdridge of Peoria, Commissioner Jacqueline Ann Kinnaman of the Illinois Industrial Commission, and Valerie J. Peiler, an Industrial Commission arbitrator.
An ITLA evidence seminar will be presented Saturday, May 13, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Planning chairs and moderators are ISBA Assembly member Jeffrey J. Kroll of Chicago, a member of the Tort Law Section Council, and J. Michael Weilmuenster of Belleville.
International Trade
Chicago attorney John Calhoun, of counsel to Matuszewich, Kaminski & Zou, will speak Wednesday, April 19, during a dinner meeting of the International Trade Association of Greater Chicago at the Rosewood Restaurant in Rosemont.
Calhoun, an arbitrator for the Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association, will discuss "International Dispute Resolution: An Alternative to the Courts." Call (847) 985-4109 for more information.
Criminal Justice Sciences
A national conference on "Understanding the Violent Offender: Issues in Treatment and Supervision" will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, in the Bone Student Center of Illinois State University, Normal. Call Thomas Ellsworth, (309) 438-7626 for registration details.
The keynote address will be given by Daniel Flannery, director of the Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence at Kent State University. Other speakers include William L. White of Chestnut Health Systems, Lighthouse Institute, Bloomington.
Peoria County Bar
The Peoria County Bar Association brown-bag Wednesday luncheon programs will resume April 26 with a presentation on probating a simple estate by Karen Stumpe. Call (309) 674-6049 to register.
Other seminars are: May 3, litigation and post-judgement collection with Mick Hall; May 10, when to incorporate with Julian Cannell, and May 17, settlement of minors' claims with John Fleming.
DuPage County Bar
The DuPage County Bar Association will conduct a labor and employment law seminar, "Nuts and Bolts of Harassment and Disability Cases," at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 26. The main speaker is Robert M. O'Connell of O'Connell & Associates, Lake Forest. Call (630) 653-7779 to register.
North Suburban Bar
The North Suburban Bar Association's next "bread and butter" luncheon seminar will take place Thursday, April 27, at the 2nd Municipal District Courthouse in Skokie. Call Mary Long, (847) 272-0800, to register.
The topic is "Issues in the Workplace as Relates to Employer and Employee." Speakers are Helen W. Gunnarson, a former administrative law judge for the Human Rights Commission, and attorney Laura Wasserman.
A luncheon seminar on consumer fraud is scheduled May 25, with NSBA past president Stanley Wojciechowski, an assistant Illinois attorney general, as speaker.
Chicago-Kent Law
"The Second Amendment: Fresh Looks" is the title of a symposium on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms that will be conducted by the Chicago-Kent Law Review and Institute for Law and the Humanities on Friday, April 28.
The symposium will begin at 8:50 a.m. with overviews by Henry H. Perritt Jr., dean of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, and Law Prof. Sheldon H. Nahmod, co-director of the institute.
Throughout the day-long program, nine constitutional scholars will present perspectives on Second Amendment issues, and time will be allotted for questions and answers. A reception will follow the symposium at 5 p.m.
The symposium is supported by the Joyce Foundation. There is no registration fee, but space is limited. Call (312) 906-5190 for information.
Chicago-Kent will hold its 19th annual Federal Tax Institute for lawyers, accountants and corporate tax directors on Thursday and Friday, May 4-5. Lee Sheppard, an attorney and contributing editor of Tax Notes, will be the keynote luncheon speaker on Thursday.
Mediation Council
The Mediation Council of Illinois, based in Crystal Lake, will hold its annual conference, "Mediation Skill Building for the 21st Century," on Friday and Saturday, April 28-29, at the Holiday Inn City Centre, Chicago. For information, call Kathryn Sommers, (847) 784-8900, or Debra L. Warren, (847) 295-5578.
Bernard Meyer of Boulder, Colo., an internationally recognized authority in mediation, negotiation and training, is the keynote speaker. He will help conference participants develop skills in setting groundwork for peace keeping and problem solving.
Decalogue Society
Decalogue Society educational seminars at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays will resume May 3 with a talk on toxic torts in environmental law by Prof. Daniel Swartzman. Rabbi James Gordon, an attorney and past president of the Decalogue Society will speak May 10 on "Spirituality in Every Day Life." Call (312) 263-6493 for a schedule.
John Marshall Law
A seminar on "Intellectual Property in a Post-TRIPS World" will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 5, by The John Marshall Law School Centers for Intellectual Property Law, Informatics Law, and International and Comparative Law. Call (312) 987-1420 for registration details.
Jan. 1 was the deadline for compliance with enforcement standards of Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. Distinguished speakers will discuss such issues as the role of cultural determinism in establishing new international modalities of protection for indigenous cultures.
Attorneys' Title
Attorneys' Title Guarantee Fund will conduct two more seminars for members on the subject "Help Clients Build Wealth: Tax-deferred Starker Exchanges." The speaker is Hugh E. Pollard, senior escrow manager and staff attorney.
Dates and sites of the 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon programs are Wednesday, May 10, at Maggiano's Abriola Room, Schaumburg, and Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Starved Rock Lodge, Utica.
Cook County Bar
The Cook County Bar Association seminar, "Landmines, Sandtraps and Pitfalls: Avoiding Unsuspected Tax and Financial Outcomes in Advising Clients," has been rescheduled to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office. Call (312) 630-1157 to register.
Scheduled speakers and topics are Edward A. Williams, "Tax and Financial Implications in Domestic Relations"; Edward Hubbard, "Estate and Gift Taxes in Relation to Probate," and James Coach, "Real Estate Effect on Income Taxes."
Public defenders slate spring event May 19-20
State appellate defender Theodore Gottfried will receive the Gideon Award from the Illinois Public Defender Association during its spring seminar weekend next month at the Holiday Inn, Urbana.
State Rep. Coy Pugh also will be honored, and Appellate Justice Rita B. Garman will be keynote speaker for the banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, May 19.
The IPDA program will begin at 1 p.m. May 19 with welcomes from President Stephen W. Baker, the DuPage County public defender, and Randall B. Rosenbaum, Champaign County public defender.
David Bergschneider, legal director for the state appellate defender, will provide a U.S. and Illinois Supreme Court update at 1:15 p.m. David Taylor of the Northern Illinois University College of Law will speak at 2 p.m. on "Hearsay: The Trial Without Cross."
Gottfried will speak on Illinois capital case funding at 3:15 p.m., after which Baker will give his president's report and conduct an election officers.
Slated candidates are public defenders Robert McIntire of Vermilion County, for president, and Rita A. Fry of Cook County and John Rekowski of Madison County, vice presidents. Patrick J. Hughes Jr. and Dan Yuhas, both of the appellate defender office, are slated for secretary and treasurer.
Rekowski, a past president of the IPDA, serves on the ISBA Criminal Justice Section Council. Hughes is a member of the Committee on Government Lawyers and newsletter editor for the Human Rights Section Council. Fry is secretary of the Lawyers' Assistance Program.
Baker, who is associate newsletter editor of the ISBA Criminal Justice Section Council, will give a legislative update at 4 p.m. It will be followed by a reception and the annual banquet.
The program for Saturday, May 20, begins at 9:15 a.m. with a presentation by Elgin psychologist Michael F. Chiapetta on "The Juvenile's Capacity to Waive Miranda Rights and General Voluntariness Issues."
Panelists for a 10:30 a.m. review of the Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council are 10th Circuit Chief Judge Bruce W. Black, Janice DiGirolamo of the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts, and Arden J. Lang, assistant state appellate defender.
For registration information, call Patrick Hughes at (217) 782-7203.