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ISBA President Mark D. Hassakis made the first of several planned visits to Illinois juvenile detention centers last Friday, spending four hours touring the facility and talking to staff at IYC/Chicago on North Western Avenue. The visits are part of his commitment as president to focus attention on how to improve our juvenile justice system.
What he found at IYC was a relatively well-maintained center housing 79 juveniles. Average age? Fifteen. A small but dedicated staff eagerly searching for ways to educate and rehabilitate the youth, taking a positive approach to changing behaviors by implementing programs to foster change. Lack of funding means that key posts go unfilled, and each staff member frequently does the job of 3-4 workers.
Incarcerated youth have access to an array of programs and activities, including community baseball, a storytelling program with a Storycatchers Theater component and an animal humane education program that includes animal training.
Chicago Area
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December 20, 2010 |
ISBA News
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December 17, 2010 |
Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Laura Cha-yu Liu as Circuit Judge of Cook County, Eighth Subcircuit, Judgeship A. This appointment is effective Dec. 17, 2010, and terminates on Dec. 3, 2012.
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December 16, 2010 |
People
[caption id="attachment_16815" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Robert M. Karton"][/caption] Col. Robert M. Karton, CAP, has been assigned to serve as the new Great Lakes Region commander. Presently, Col. Karton is the GLR interim commander having been appointed to fill the position after Brig. Gen. Charles L. Carr was elected vice commander in September. Civil Air Patrol is the volunteer official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. During his 21 year tenure in CAP, Col. Karton has held the positions of: legal officer for Illinois Wing and Great Lakes Region; Illinois Wing Inspector General; National Legal Officer (National Executive Committee); Illinois Wing Commander; GLR Vice Commander; National Board and NEC Parliamentarian, and interim GLR Commander. In addition, he played a pivotal role on the CAP Constitution and By-laws committee and in the drafting of the Membership Action Review regulations. Col. Karton is an instrument rated pilot and has flown numerous search and rescue and disaster relief missions as a mission pilot. In civilian life, Col. Karton is a prominent Chicago attorney having begun his career as an Assistant States Attorney for Cook County in the Criminal Trial Division. Currently, he is in private practice, in Chicago, at Robert M. Karton, Ltd. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., and earned his J.D. at the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago. Col.
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December 16, 2010 |
Events
The Chicago Alumni Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding at a Centennial Banquet on Saturday, January 15, 2011, at the Hotel InterContinental on the Magnificent Mile, 505 North Michigan Ave. The celebration will begin with a reception at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner and program commencing at 7:00 p.m. As part of festivities, the chapter and the fraternity's International Executive Board will be honoring Hon. James F. Holderman, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, with the Hon. Mary Ann G. McMorrow Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession Award. As this event is being held during the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., national holiday weekend, the group will also recognize Hon. Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, for his outstanding work in diversifying and administering one of the largest unified court system in the United States. Please consult the attached flyer for instructions regarding the purchase of tickets for this historic event. Payment may be made either by check, or electronically via PayPal.
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December 15, 2010 |
Practice News
Chief Judge Stephen J. Culliton has announced that four finalists have been selected to fill the vacancies created by the election of Judge Dorothy F. French and Judge Ronald D. Sutter to circuit judge. From these names, the circuit judges will select two appointees by secret ballot:
- Anthony V. Coco
- Robert E. Douglas
- Thomas A. Else
- Alexander F. McGimpsey
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December 15, 2010 | Events
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December 13, 2010 |
Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the appointments of Michael L. Stroh and James D. Orel to the position of associate judge. Stroh will reside in the 11th Judicial Circuit and Orel in the 18th. Mr. Stroh received his undergraduate degree in 1993 from Southern Illinois University and his Juris Doctor in 1996 from Southern Illinois University. He is currently affiliated with the Woodford County State’s Attorney’s Office in Eureka. Mr. Orel received his undergraduate degree in 1976 from Illinois State University and his Juris Doctor in 1983 from John Marshall in Chicago. He is currently engaged in practice with Garretson, Santora, Urgo & Nugent in Wheaton.
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December 10, 2010 |
Events | ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_16616" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Honorees James Montgomery and Warren Lupel"][/caption] The Illinois Bar Foundation honored James D. Montgomery with its Honorary Fellows Award and Warren Lupel with its Distinguished Service Award at the 2010 Fellows Award Breakfast on Friday morning. Montgomery and Lupel were also honored together in 2000 as Laureate Award Winners. IBF Past President Vince Cornelius presented the Honorary Fellow Award to Montgomery and Sean Berkowitz presented the Distinguished Service Award to Lupel. Click here to view photos from this event.
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December 9, 2010 |
Events | ISBA News
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For the 70th straight year, the Illinois State Bar Association conferred the title of "Distinguished Counsellor" on members of the bar for 50 years. ISBA Past President Carole K. Bellows reminded her classmates of the incredible progress made in the area of civil rights since the class passed the bar in 1960.
The luncheon kicks off the ISBA/IBJ Joint Meeting taking place through Saturday at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, 301 E. North Water in Chicago. A full schedule of events is available here.
Click here to view pictures from the event.
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December 9, 2010 |
Events | ISBA News
The agenda for Saturday's ISBA Assembly meeting is now available online. The meeting will start at 9 a.m. at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, 301 E. North Water, Chicago. The ISBA Assembly is the supreme policy making body of the Association and routinely meets twice a year.
