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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September 1, 2022 | Practice News

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August 25, 2022 | Practice News

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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August 15, 2022 | Practice News

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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August 8, 2022 | Practice News

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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August 8, 2022 | Practice News

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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July 19, 2022 | Practice News

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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July 18, 2022 | Practice News

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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July 13, 2022 | Practice News

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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July 11, 2022 | Practice News

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.
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July 11, 2022 | Practice News

Justice Robert L. Carter and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Thirteenth Circuit Court Judge Lance R. Peterson has been appointed as an Appellate Court Justice in the Third District following the death of Justice Daniel L. Schmidt on July 5, 2022.