Appellate Justice Christopher Kennedy To Administer Oath to New Attorneys in Elgin

Second District Appellate Court Presiding Justice Christopher M. Kennedy will administer the attorney’s oath to 84 new lawyers on Wednesday, November 5, in the Second Judicial District.

The group is among 1,637 individuals who will be sworn in and admitted to the practice of law in Illinois during bar admission ceremonies held in the state’s five Supreme Court judicial districts.

The bar admission ceremony in the Second Judicial District will begin at 10 a.m. at the Hemmens Cultural Center at 45 Symphony Way in Elgin.

The motion to admit the class will be made by Sarah Toney, 2nd Vice President of the Illinois State Bar Association. The motion will be seconded by Shelly A. Johnson, the Second District’s representative on the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar.

Justice Kennedy will rule on the motion, administer the attorney’s oath, and make remarks. A reception hosted by the Illinois State Bar Association will follow the ceremony.

All of the candidates have passed the Illinois State Bar Examination and a required ethics examination and were certified by the Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness.

In addition to Elgin, ceremonies will be held Wednesday in Chicago, Joliet, Springfield, Carbondale, and Champaign.

The Second Judicial District is composed of 5 counties: DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and McHenry.

(FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: James Brunner, Public Information Officer of the Illinois Supreme Court at 217.208.3354 or jbrunner@illinoiscourts.gov)