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Attributions It's been said. . . “The Illinois Supreme Court has hit a home run. It empowers good judges to do what they always wanted to do.” ISBA president Robert K. Downs, quoted by the Associated Press, describing new Supreme Court rules aimed at resolving child custody disputes more rapidly and more amicably • • • “Maybe Democrats knew it would look too obvious if all four Republican candidates got low marks.” Editorial in Belleville News Democrat alleging lawyers somehow colluded in ISBA Judicial Advisory Poll to give low marks to Republican candidates, even though one Republican candidate received one of the highest scores in the state • • • “I had hoped that the court would see my case as an opportunity to correct the injustices that are caused by the criminalization of my religious beliefs and lifestyle.” Judge Walter K. Steed, who has 3 wives, after the Utah Supreme Court removed him from the bench for violating the state's bigamy law • • • “Providing first class, superior protection to members of our judiciary.” John Clark, nominated to head the U.S. Marshal's Service, responding to a question about his top priority during Senate confirmation hearings that follow recent courthouse shootings in Chicago and Atlanta |