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Media Coverage of the Courts will be the topic of Judicial Perspective, a half-hour cable program presented by the Illinois Judges Association (IJA), airing on Chicago Access Network Television, Channel 21 in Chicago, on Tuesdays, May 4 and May 18 at 10:30 p.m.
Appearing on the show are program moderator Michael B. Hyman, a Cook County Circuit Court judge and IJA officer; Ameet Sachdev, a legal reporter for the Chicago Tribune; Larry Yellen, investigative reporter for Fox Chicago News; and Robert J. Anderson, a judge in the 18th Judicial Circuit.
The Illinois Judges Association, formed in 1971, provides continuing legal support to members of the judiciary and education to the public on matters regarding the court system.
Chicago Area
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April 27, 2010 |
Practice News
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April 26, 2010
Central Illinois
- Judge removes himself from hearings involving Snow case, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Naperville man picks up bucket of charges in one busy night, Daily Herald
- Will County Sheriff's clerk suspended after drug arrest, Chicago Sun-Times
- Murder suspect's defense given more county funds for investigation, Daily Herald
- Too little, too late for Elgin lawyer, Daily Herald
- Elgin man's trial delayed on murder solicitation charge, Daily Herald
SCOTUS
- Supreme Court steers clear of Asian carp dispute, Chicago Tribune
- Supreme Court free speech challenge to ban on violent video games, ABA Journal
Nation
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April 23, 2010 |
Events
[caption id="attachment_10551" align="alignright" width="175" caption="ISBA President John O'Brien"][/caption] The Illinois Bar Foundation will host a reception honoring Illinois State Bar Association President John O'Brien on Thursday, May 6, at the Metropolis Ballroom, 6 S. Vail Avenue, Arlington Heights. Please RSVP by April 30th to ldriscoll@isba.org or (312) 726-6072. Registration form
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April 23, 2010
State
- House OKs crackdown on excessive speeding, Chicago Tribune
- Durbin says Blagojevich's lawyers have subpoenaed him, Chicago Tribune
- Computer glitch "unseals" parts of Blagojevich motion, Daily Herald
Chicago area
- Elgin man faces new charge for threatening judge, Daily Herald
Southern Illinois
- Ex-alderman gets probation in embezzlement case, The Southern
Nation
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April 22, 2010
State
- Blago defense seeks permission to subpoena Obama, Chicago Tribune
- Judge: Blagojevich brothers to be tried together, Springfield State Journal-Register
Central Illinois
- Champaign County judge to hear Beaman's certificate of innocence petition, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Chicago landlord to Milton Bradley: Pay up, Chicago Tribune
- Navy SEAL from Blue Island cleared in Iraqi abuse case, Chicago Sun-Times
- Prosecutors: Woman was killed to prevent her testimony, Chicago Tribune
- Meet Judge Diane Wood, a "philosophical outlier" on the 7th Circuit, ABA Journal
- Mental fitness of accused Darien slaying suspect to be evaluated, Daily Herald
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April 22, 2010 |
Practice News
Assistant U.S. Attorney Edmond E. Chang has been nominated to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Chang is the first Asian Pacific American to be nominated to sit as an Article III judge within the 7th Circuit. Edmond E. Chang is an Assistant United States Attorney with the Northern District of Illinois, where he has served since 1999. He is presently the Chief of Appeals of the Criminal Division, where he has supervised over 300 appeals in the Seventh Circuit. He has also served in various other positions within the U.S. Attorney's office, including Deputy Chief of the General Crimes Section. Mr. Chang is a 1994 graduate cum laude of Northwestern University School of Law and a 1990 graduate cum laude of the University of Michigan, where he received a degree in Aerospace Engineering.
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April 21, 2010 |
People
[caption id="attachment_10610" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Mitchell Edlund"][/caption] The Chicago-based law firm of Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson (MBT) has named Mitchell Edlund as a new equity partner. Edlund focuses his practice in business and commercial litigation matters Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson, based in Chicago, is one of the city’s top law firms with 90 attorneys practicing in Chicago, Dallas and Phoenix. The firm specializes in insurance, labor and employment law, commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense and attorney fee disputes.
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April 21, 2010 |
Events
[caption id="attachment_10596" align="alignright" width="300" caption="IBF Treasurer and Lincoln Legacy Society charter member James Lestikow with IBF President Vince Cornelius "][/caption] The Illinois Bar Foundation welcomed its charter members into the Lincoln Legacy Society during a ceremony at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on Thursday, April 15. The Lincoln Legacy Society was created exclusively to honor and recognize individuals who have agreed to support the Foundation's vision to be the statewide leader in advancing justice in Illinois by providing for the Foundation in his or her estate plan. Abraham Lincoln, the state's most famous lawyer, left an indelible mark on the Illinois legal system. Lincoln Legacy Society members will leave their mark on the legal system through their legacy gifts to the Illinois Bar Foundation. Click here to view a photo gallery from this event Lincoln Legacy Society charter members (Charter membership continues through Dec. 31, 2010):
- Perry and Michelle Browder, East Alton
- Vincent & Zina Cornelius, Naperville
- Carl R. Draper, Springfield
- Gregg A. Garofalo, Chicago
- Mark D. Hassakis, Mt. Vernon
- R. Michael Henderson, Peoria
- Thomas and Eileen Killarney
- John B.
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April 21, 2010
Chicago area
- Chicago Judge Ann Claire Williams on Supreme Court list, Chicago Tribune
- Judge to Blagojevich: No, all tapes won't be played in court, Chicago Sun-Times
- Defiant Blagojevich arrives at federal court for hearing, Chicago Tribune
- Priest indicted on additional assault charges, Daily Herald
- Foreclosure suit hits trio of Lake View hotels, Chicago Business
- Court martial begins today for Navy SEAL from Blue Island, Chicago Tribune
- Cops: Man wrongly jailed threatened police, Daily Herald
SCOTUS
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April 20, 2010 |
People
Keith A. Hebeisen and Kevin P. Durkin, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have been inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Active Academy members are limited to 500 in the U.S. A comprehensive screening process identifies the most distinguished members of the trial bar by means of both peer and judicial review. Hebeisen and Durkin, partners at Clifford Law Offices for more than 25 years, have made a mark in the courtroom through their trial work over the years. Hebeisen has achieved many multi-million verdicts and settlements, particularly in the area of medical malpractice. Durkin also has received numerous multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts, mainly in the area of aviation and transportation litigation.
