Bankruptcy Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois will retire in August 2024. The Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit seeks applications from all qualified applicants to succeed Judge Goldgar as bankruptcy judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois with a duty station in Chicago, Illinois. Applicants must be willing to travel to other locations in the Seventh Circuit to handle cases as need arises. The term of office is 14 years, and the current salary is $223,836.
Northern Illinois
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February 29, 2024 | Practice News
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January 8, 2024 | Practice News
In conjunction with the February celebration of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, the judges of the Lake County Circuit Court will be among the many Illinois judges to deliver a program to grade school students based on the popular children’s book by Martha Brenner, Abe Lincoln’s Hat.
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January 3, 2024 | Practice News
Justice Elizbeth M. Rochford and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Associate Judge Jennifer L. Johnson as a Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court in McHenry County.
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November 27, 2023 | Events
New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The Third Judicial District ceremony was held at the Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houboldt Road, in Joliet. Illinois State Bar Association President-Elect Sonni Choi Williams spoke during the ceremony.
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November 27, 2023 | Events
New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The Second Judicial District ceremony was held at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, in Elgin.
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November 17, 2023 | ISBA News
The ISBA’s Rural Practice Initiative Committee created the Rural Practice Fellowship Program in 2020 to increase access to attorneys in rural areas of Illinois. The aim of the Program is to connect rural and small-town attorneys and law firms looking to hire summer law clerks and full-time associates with law students and attorneys interested in practicing law in rural communities in Illinois.
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November 6, 2023 | Practice News
Justice Lisa Holder White of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 55 new lawyers on Thursday, November 9, in the Fourth Judicial District.
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November 6, 2023 | Practice News
Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 67 new lawyers on Thursday, November 9, in the Second Judicial District.
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November 6, 2023 | Practice News
Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 77 new lawyers on Thursday, November 9, in the Third Judicial District.
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November 6, 2023 | Practice News
The bar admission ceremonies for the 1,360 new attorneys who passed the July 2023 Bar Exam will be held on Thursday, November 9, in all five judicial districts of Illinois. These will be the first bar admission ceremonies held in-person since before the COVID-19 pandemic.