The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Ruth Isabel Gudino as an At- Large Cook County Circuit Judge.
Ms. Gudino was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Cara LeFevour Smith. She will be sworn-in on October 15, 2021, and her term will conclude December 5, 2022, following the November 2022 general election.
An emerging reality of the #MeToo era is the increased likelihood that you may have a client who will disclose sexual abuse. Attorneys have a duty to react thoughtfully and understand how to counsel a client who shares such sensitive information, write Caitlin K. Cervenka & Christine M. Crow in their October Illinois Bar Journal article, “Lawyering in the #MeToo Era.”
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the two Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, October 7.
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) Office of Statewide Pretrial Services hosts the 2nd Circuit Stakeholders Meeting on Friday, October 8, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., and also at noon to 1:30 p.m. The 2nd Circuit is made up of Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, and White Counties.
For the Illinois Bar Journal’s October cover story, the IBJ reached out to several ISBA members who’ve experienced threatening situations at the office and home. They shared their stories, how they reacted at the time, and what they’ve done since then to protect themselves, their families, and staff.
Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today amendments to Supreme Court Rules 281, 552, and 589 and the adoption of new Rule 8. Rule 8 defines case and document confidentiality and is intended to ensure that access to secured information in the court file are the same at all levels of courts. The updates to Rules 281, 552, and 589 are in conjunction with new recordkeeping requirements in the circuit courts pursuant to the Manual on Recordkeeping, effective January 1, 2022.
The Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) should be more than just an afterthought for businesses that transact with state and local governments or are subject to regulations requiring disclosures to such agencies. As William Cook and James Cook point out in their September Illinois Bar Journal article, “Business Information and Illinois FOIA requests,” unbeknownst to many businesses, as soon as a public body receives a FOIA request, sensitive business information (SBI) is potentially subject to disclosure, regardless of whether the requester is actually seeking SBI.
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the four Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, September 23.
The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on September 23, 2021. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.
One of the most well-known and effective ways of impeaching witnesses is to confront them with a prior statement that is inconsistent with their trial testimony. However, practitioners must be wary of engaging in incomplete impeachment, which occurs when: 1) a party asks a witness about an alleged prior inconsistent statement; 2) the witness denies making the statement; and 3) the party fails to prove up the impeachment by introducing evidence that the statement was in fact made.