Chicago Area

The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Robert G. Gibson as Circuit Judge in DuPage County. Gibson replaces the Hon. Perry R. Thompson, who is retiring. The appointment is effective Aug. 2 and terminates on Dec. 3, 2012.

Central Illinois

• Judge to review records improperly obtained by police in murder case, Bloomington Pantagraph
• Basketball player Hill dismissed from ISU after pleading guilty to sexual abuse, Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• Judge suspends Addison murder trial after witness refuses to testify, Daily Herald
• Wrongly convicted man gets $6.3 million from city, Chicago Tribune
• Driver guilty in crash that killed 5 Oswego teens, Daily Herald

SCOTUS

• Confirmation all but sure, Kagan ending hearings, Bloomington Pantagraph

This post is updated with breaking news throughout the day.

[caption id="attachment_13415" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Executive Board of the NWSBA. From left are: Ronald Wittmeyer; secretary; William Kelley, treasurer; Donald Cosley, executive vice president; Judge Joseph Urso, presiding judge in the Third Municipal District of Cook County; Lee DeWald, president; Neil Good, first vice president; and Michael Meschino, second vice president."][/caption] It was both a look back to humble beginnings and a look ahead to a vibrant future as the Northwest Suburban Bar Association installed its officers and Board of Governors on June 17, and also celebrated the association’s 50th anniversary. The Honorable Joseph J. Urso, presiding judge in the Third Municipal District of Cook County, performed the installation and swearing in of new officers: Lee F. DeWald, president; Donald J. Cosley, executive vice president; Neil H. Good, first vice president; Michael A. Meschino, second vice president; William F. Kelley, treasurer; and Ronald F. Wittmeyer, secretary. Judge Urso also installed new members of the Board of Governors: Allen S. Gabe and Colin H. Gilbert, plus Ilonka Ulrich, association attorney; and Jackie LeFevre, parliamentarian, both of whom accepted new terms. On hand to help mark the half-century mark were Judge James Geocaris (retired), longtime presiding judge of the Third District; 26 past NWSBA presidents; and Don Norman, one of the founding members of Northwest Suburban Bar Association. For his pivotal role, new President DeWald presented Norman with the NWSBA Founder Award. DeWald urged members to get involved with the association, to be part of the volunteer spirit that has led to successful CLEs, free legal help for residents and other NWSBA contributions and events. Had he stayed on the sidelines, he never would have met Past President Rich Miller, ISBA President John O’Brien, innumerable judges, or any number of others in the profession, because their paths simply would not have crossed, DeWald pointed out.

[caption id="attachment_12519" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Appearing on the show will be (from left) Martin A. Dolan, Hon. Stuart Shiffman (ret.), Nancy S. Marder and program moderator Latham Williams."][/caption] Anatomy of a Trial, two half-hour programs presented by the Illinois State Bar Association, will air on Chicago Access Network Television, Channel 21 in Chicago, during the month of July. Part I will air on Tuesdays, July 6 and 20 at 10 p.m., and Part II will air on Tuesdays, July 13 and 27 at 10 p.m. Appearing on the show to discuss the process of a personal injury trial are Martin A. Dolan, of Dolan Law Offices, PC, in Chicago; Hon. Stuart Shiffman (ret.), of Springfield; Nancy S. Marder, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law; and program moderator Latham Williams, of Hudson Highland Group, Inc., in Chicago. “Illinois Law” is a cable production of the ISBA.