Chief Justice Anne M. Burke has announced her retirement from the Illinois Supreme Court. Her last day on the bench will be November 30, 2022. Chief Justice Burke has served on the Supreme Court since 2006 and has served as Chief Justice since October 2019. Her term as Chief Justice concludes on October 25, 2022. Read Justice Burke’s full statement on her retirement.
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The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Judge Neil H. Cohen as an at-Large Cook County Circuit Judge.
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Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today an amendment to Supreme Court Rule 711 (Rule 711), which allows law students and recent law school graduates to obtain temporary law licenses to perform legal services, to include federal court work. The amended order is effective immediately.
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The Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Implementation Task Force (Task Force) will host its third monthly town hall meeting on August 18 at noon via Zoom. The topic of this town hall meeting will be Pre-first Appearance Activities pursuant to the Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA).
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The Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Implementation Task Force (Task Force) posted on its website a new flowchart and considerations document on the setting of release conditions.
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The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hear comments on October 5, 2022, at a public hearing in Chicago on six proposals.
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The Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Implementation Task Force (Task Force) will host its second monthly town hall meeting on July 21, at noon, via Zoom. The topic of this town hall meeting will be Citation Procedures pursuant to the Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA).
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Justice Robert L. Carter and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Gary A. Dobbs as a Resident Circuit Court Judge of Grundy County in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.
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The Illinois Supreme Court Statutory Court Fees Task Force (Task Force) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, beginning at 9:00 a.m., via Zoom. The Task Force seeks oral testimony and written comments on its draft report and recommendations, which can be found on the Supreme Court’s website.
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Justice Lisa Holder White and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced that Seventeenth Circuit Court Judge Eugene G. Doherty has been assigned as an Appellate Court Justice in the Fourth District.