The Illinois Supreme Court’s Volunteer Pro Bono Program for Criminal Appeals recently expanded statewide to include cases in all five appellate districts.
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December 11, 2020 | Practice News
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December 9, 2020 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has amended Rules 529, 530, and 531, by adding the following language to each Rule: “Per the Act, only one scheduled assessment shall be applied regardless of the number of citations issued and prosecuted together.”
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December 9, 2020 | Practice News
Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today the approval of new Rule 14, which will facilitate the expansion of text messaging in Illinois courts by authorizing any Illinois court or county clerk to implement a text message notification program. New Rule 14 is effective immediately.
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules can be found online.
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December 8, 2020 | Practice News
On December 4, 2020, after his November 3, 2020 election, Justice Neville, the second African American to sit on the Illinois Supreme Court, was sworn in by Chief Justice Anne M. Burke, with his wife and staff in attendance.
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November 24, 2020 | Practice News
Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Mental Health Task Force will host a special screening of the newly released documentary The Definition of Insanity as well as a Family Panel discussion on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, from 3-5 p.m.
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November 24, 2020 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the amendment of Rule 21, which grants chief circuit judges the administrative authority to direct judges into a voluntary program to address certain types of judicial conduct.
The Committee Comments to the Rule were also updated. All changes are effective January 1, 2021.
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November 24, 2020 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced that Thirteenth Circuit Judge Eugene P. Daugherity has been assigned as an Appellate Court Justice in the Third District.
Judge Daugherity was assigned to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Justice Robert E. Carter to the Supreme Court of Illinois effective December 8, 2020. The assignment of Judge Daugherity takes effect on December 8, 2020 and will remain in effect until December 5, 2022.
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November 20, 2020
Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today the amendment of Rule 23, which will allow litigants to cite unpublished opinions from the Illinois Appellate Courts for persuasive purposes. Amended Rule 23 is effective Jan. 1, 2021.
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules including Amended Rule 23 can be found on the court's website.
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November 19, 2020 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court today announced the amendment of Rule 113.
The changes go into effect December 1.
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November 13, 2020 |
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The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on November 13, 2020. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.